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Definition
: A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.
entry term FAMILY LIFE CYCLES refers to stages through which the family evolves (e.g., marriage, childbearing & death): do not confuse with LIFE CHANGE EVENTS
See Also
Consanguinity
Examples
Adult Children
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Birth Order
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Family Characteristics
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Family Relations
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Nuclear Family
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Single-Parent Family
Other names
Stepfamily; Family, Reconstituted; Family Members; Family Life Cycles; Stepfamilies; Research, Family; Reconstituted Family; Reconstituted Families; Networks, Kinship; Network, Kinship; Life Cycles, Family; Life Cycle, Family; Kinship Network; Family, Extended; Family Member; Families, Reconstituted; Families, Extended; Families; Extended Families; Relatives
