Family Life

1
Family
Structures
2
Nuclear Family
2 Generations
Parent 1
Parent 2
1st Generation
Child(ren)
2nd Generation
3
Vertically Extended Family
3 Generations
Grandparents
1st Generation
Parents
2nd Generation
Child(ren)
3rd Generation
4
Horizontally Extended Family
2 Generations
Parents
Brothers (Uncles)
Sisters (Aunts)
1st Generation
Child(ren)
2nd Generation
5
Modified Extended Family
Grandparents
Grandparents
Parent 1
Parent 2
Brothers (Uncles)
Child(ren)
Sisters (Aunts)
6
Divorce, Death, Desertion Re-marriage
Reconstituted (Step) Family
2 Generations
Parent 2
Parent 1
Parent 3
Parent 4
Child(ren)
Child(ren)
7
Single-Parent Family
2 Generations
Parent
1st Generation
Child(ren)
2nd Generation
Broken-Nuclear Family
Parent 2
Parent 1
Divorce, Death, Desertion
Child(ren)