The document discusses different types of family structures. A traditional family structure consists of two married parents providing care for their biological children (nuclear family). Other common structures include: extended families which include grandparents, aunts/uncles etc; step families formed through remarriage; and single parent families headed by one parent raising their child(ren). The document also outlines diverse structures such as adoptive families, bi-racial families, transracial adoptive families, blended families formed when multiple families merge, foster families and immigrant/migrant families.

1. FAMILY STRUCTURES

2. A family is cherished
cluster of two or more
people who live
together in dedicated
relationship; concern
for one another and
children and share
activities and close
emotional ties.
WHAT IS
FAMILY?

3. FAMILY
STRUCTURE
The traditional family
structure is considered a
family support system
which involves two
married individuals
providing care and
stability for their
biological offspring.

4. DIFFERENT KINDS OF
FAMILY STRUCTURES

5. 1. NUCLEAR FAMILY
A family unit consisting of
at most a father, mother,
and dependent children. It
is considered the
“traditional family”

6. 2. EXTENDED FAMILY
A family consisting of parents and
children, along with either
grandparents, grandchildren , aunts
or uncles, cousins etc.

7. 3. STEP FAMILIES
Two families brought together due to
divorce, separation, and remarriage.

8. 4. SINGLE PARENT
FAMILY
Two families brought together
due to divorce, This can be
either a father or a mother who
is singly responsible for the
raising of a child. The child can
be by birth or adaption. They
may be a single parent by
choice or by life circumstances.

9. 5.ADOPTIVE
FAMILY
A family where one
or more of the
children has been
adopted.

10. 6. BI-RACIAL
FAMILY
A family where the
parents are
members of
different racial
identity groups.

11. 7. TRANSRACIAL ADOPTIVE
FAMILY
A family where the adopted child is
of a different racial identity group
than the parents.

12. 8. BLENDED
FAMILY
A family that
consists of
members from two
or more previous
families.

13. 9. CONDITIONALLY
SEPARATED
FAMILIES
A family member is
separated from the
rest of the family.

14. 10.FOSTER FAMILY
A family where one
or more of the
children is legally a
temporary member
of the household.

15. 11. GAY OR
LESBIAN FAMILY
A family where one
or both parent's
sexual orientation is
gay or lesbian.

16. 12. IMMIGRANT
FAMILY
A family where the
parents have
immigrated to
another country as
adults.

17. 13. MIGRANT
FAMILY
A family that moves
regularly to places
where they have
employment.

18. Single parent family

19. Nuclear family

20. EXTENDED FAMILY

21. BI-RACIAL
FAMILY

22. GAY OR LESBIAN
FAMILY