| A | B |
|---|
| Nuclear Family | Two parents and two children |
| Conventional Nuclear Family | Father/Husband= breadwinner and wife/mother looks after the children |
| Extended Family | Three or more generations usually grand parents living with you |
| Vertically extended | many different generations |
| Horizontally extended | members of the same generation |
| Monogamy | Only married to one person |
| Polygamy | More than one wife/husband |
| Functionalist Family view | Family provide vital service to society - nuclear best |
| Empty Nest | Children have left home |
| Empty Shell marriage | No love between husband and wife |
| Reconstituted family | Divorced people remarry others |
| Symmetrical Family | Husband and wife do their fair share of the tasks at home |
