• NUCLEAR: married parents and their biological children. • RECONSTITUTED: when 2 adults re-marry and bring children from a previous relationship into this new family (step-family). • LONE PARENT: one parent bringing up their children alone. • SAME SEX: same gender parents with their own children or adopted children.

• EMPTY NEST: when all children from a family leave home. • BEANPOLE: families that are having fewer children but people are living longer. • NEO-CONVENTIONAL: a nuclear family leaded by a couple who are living together, or married and both working. • CO-HABITING:couple living together but not married. • PATRIARCHAL: when the male dominates the family. • SYMMETRICAL: where both parents take an equal share in in jobs.

• EXTENDED: family consisting of parents and children along with either grandparetns or aunts and uncles. REMEMBER RePEE!!!

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Re= reproduction: produces the next generation of workers and regulates sexual behaviour. BUT now reproduction does not need a couple living together in marriage, couples may choose to adopt, cohabit have surrogate parents and IVF.

P= primary socialisation: parents teach norms and values. BUT young children go to nurseries, nannies and childminders where they are taught basic norms and values. E= emotional support:stable family life gives us support keeping us happy.

BUT now people get professional help from doctors, counsellors etc if they feel down. E= economic support:help finanically within the family. BUT now the benefit system helps those who do not have enough money.

• FUNCTIONALISM: see the family as POSITIVE for society as the nuclear family performs for the good of society. • NEW RIGHT: see the family as NEGATIVE for society if it is not a nuclear family BUT see single parent and same sex families as bad for society.

• MARXISM: see family as NEGATIVE for society. Believe that the family socialises the wroking class to accept that it is fair the classes are UNEQUAL. • FEMINISM: see family as NEGATIVE for society. Game Emulator V6 0 Aristocrat Pear more. Believe that the family is male dominated= PATRIARCHAL.