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FAMILIES (WMS-FACS)
Module 1.01 (2)
Term | Definition |
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Family | A group of people related to one another by blood (birth), marriage, or adoption. |
Generation | All the people who are born and live in about the same time span. |
Nuclear Family | A married man and women and their biological children. |
Single-parent Family | One adult who is raising one or more children |
Stepfamily | A single parent marries. |
Extended Family | Several generations of relatives. |
Foster Family | Cares for children who are not related to other family members. |
Adoptive Family | A couple or single parent decides to raise another person’s child as their own. |
Childless Family | A couple without children |
Guardian | Chosen by a family to take responsibility for a child if the parents are no longer able to provide |
Role | A person’s place in a group...Parents, Siblings (brothers and sisters), Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, Cousins |