| A | B |
|---|
| nuclear family | consists of a husband, wife, and their children |
| blended family | when a parent gets remarried and adds additional family |
| nurture | provide care and attention needed to promote development |
| socialization | learning how to interact with others |
| extended family | parents and siblings, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins |
| family life cycle | process of growth and change over the years |
| beginning stage | when two people marry and learn to live together |
| parenting stage | when the couple become parents, their priorities focus on raising children. |
| launhing stage | children begin to leave home and become indpendent |
| middle-age stage | parents have more time to focus on being a couple again |
| retirement stage | couple has more time for lesiure activities |
| support system | all the peole and organizations a family can turn to for help |
| single-parent family | headed by one parent |
