Jaymee B.

Quindara Parent and Child Nursing

BSN 3-1
Family Structure
Dyad Family
The dyad Iamily consist oI two people living together, usually a woman and a man, without
children. (Pilliteri 2010) Newly married couples are examples oI dyad Iamilies. This category
also reIers to single young same sex adults who live together as a dyad in shared apartments,
dormitories, or homes Ior companionship and Iinancial security while completing school or
beginning their careers. Dyad Iamilies are generally viewed as temporary arrangements, but iI
the couple chooses child-Iree living, this can be a liIetime arrangement.

Cohabitation Family
Cohabitation Iamilies are composed oI heterosexual couples and perhaps children, who live
together but remain unmarried (Pilliteri 2010). Cohabiting or communal Iamilies consist oI
unrelated individuals or Iamilies who live under one rooI. (Berman 09,. 2004). Many couples
choose cohabitation as a way oI getting to know a potential liIe partner better beIore marriage as
it seems as iI this might make their eventual marriage. Other reason Ior cohabiting may be a need
Ior companionship, a desire to achieve a sense oI Iamily or sharing expenses and household
management.

:.lear Family
The traditional nuclear Iamily structure is composed oI a husband, wiIe, and children. The
mother oIten assumes the nurturing role and the Iather providing the necessary economic
resources. In today`s society both males and Iemales are less bound to traditional role patterns.

Single-Parent Family
Single-parent Iamilies comprosean unmarried biologic or adoptive parent who may or may not
be living with other adults. (Wong et.al. 2006). There are several reason oI single-parenthood
which include but not limited to divorce, separation, death oI a spouse, and adoption by an
unmarried man or woman.

Blended Family
Blended Family is also known as reconstituted Iamily. Blended Iamilies are those Iormed as an
outcome oI divorce and remarriage which consist oI unrelated Iamily members who join together
to create a new household.

Extended Family
The Extended Iamily is also known as Intragenerational (Berman et.al. 2004 ) or
Multigenerational (Pillitteri 2010) Iamily. An extended Iamily includes a nuclear Iamily and also
other Iamily members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandchildren.
Some types oI Extended Family according to Ponopio`s Socioogy. Focus on Phiippin0 Cu9ur0
oint Family
The joint Iamily structure is so-called because the married siblings, together with their
spouses and children reside in one house. The extension is horizontal, unlike extended
Iamily where it is vertical. The are only two generations involved in the joint Iamily, the
Iather and the son. In the extended Iamily, however, three generations aare involved, the
grandIather, the Iather, and the son.
Trans.:ted Family
The transcuted Iorm oI Iamily lays stress on the grandparent-grandchildren relationship.
The grandparents assume the responsibility oI caring Ior their grandchildren when the
parents die, they act as surrogate parents to their grandchildren

Foster Family
Children whose parents can no longer care Ior them may be placed in a Ioster or substitute home
by a child protection agency. Foster parents may or may not have children oI their own.

Adoptive Family
The Adoptive Iamily consist oI a type oI Iamily (nuclear, extended, cohabitation, single-parent,
gay and lesbian, etc) and their adopted child or children.

Gay or Lesbian Family
In homosexual unions, individuals oI the same sex live together as partners Ior companionship,
Iinancial security, and sexual IulIilment.

Comm:nal Family
Communes are Iormed by group oI people who choose to live together as an extended Iamily.
Their relationship to each other is motivated by social or religious values rather than kinship.

Bin:.lear Family
The term binuclear Iamily is used to decribed the situation that allows parents to continue
parenting role while terminating the spousal unit. (Wong et,al 2001)

Polygamo:s Family (Pillitteri 2010)
Polygamy is a marriage with multiple wives. The polygamous Iamily consist oI one man and
several wives and their child/children may be living in the same household or in separate
households.

Adoles.ent Family (Berman et,al 2004)
The Adolescent Family consist oI adolescent parents and their child.

Single Ad:lts Living Alone (Berman et al 2004)
This comprises oI individuals who love by themselves. They represent signiIicant portion oI
today`s society. Singles include selI-supporting adults who have recently leIt the nuclear Iamily
as well as older adults living alone. Adults may Iind themselves single through divorce, or death
oI a spouse.



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