types of family structure 1. nuclear family 2. step family 3. foster family 4. migrant family 5. gay or lesbian family 6. single parenting 7.immigrant family 8. migrant family 9.divorce family

4.  At the end of this module, you will be able to:
1. Appraise your family structure and the type
of care you give and receive, which may help
in understanding yourself better,
2. Make a genogram and trace certain physical,
personality, or behavioral attributes through
generations, and
3. Prepare a plan on how to make your family
members firmer and gentler with each other.

5. How does your family
affect you as a
developing individual?

6. Is considered a family
support system which
involves two married
individuals providing care
and stability for their
biological offspring's.

7.  NUCLEAR FAMILY
EXTENDED FAMILY
STEP FAMILIES
SINGLE PARENT
FAMILY

8.  ADOPTIVE FAMILY
 BI-RACIAL OR MULTI-RACIAL FAMILY
 TRANS-RACIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILY
 BLENDED FAMILY
 CONDITIONAL SEPARATED FAMILIES
 FOSTER FAMILY
 GAY OR LESBIAN FAMILY
 IMMIGRANT FAMILY
 MIGRANT FAMILY

9. A family unit consisting of
at most a father, mother,
and dependent children. It
considered the “traditional”
family.

11. A family consisting of
parents and children,
along with either
grandparents,
grandchildren, aunts or
uncles, cousins etc.

12. Two families
brought together
due to divorce,
separation, and
remarriage .

13.  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
adoption.
 They may be a single parent by
choice or by life circumstances

14. A FAMILY WHERE ONE OR
MORE OF THE CHILDREN
HAS BEEN ADOPTED

15. A FAMILY WHERE
PARENTS ARE MEMBERS
OF DIFFERENT RACIAL
IDENTITY GROUPS

16. A FAMILY WHERE THE
ADOPTED CHILD IS OF A
DIFFERENT RACIAL
IDENTITY GROUP THAT
THE PARENTS

17. A FAMILY THAT
CONSISTS OF MEMBERS
FROM TWO ( OR MORE)
PREVIOUS FAMILY

18. A FAMILY MEMBER IS
SEPARATED FROM THE REST
OF FAMILY.THIS MAY DUE
TO EMPLOYMENT FAR
AWAY; MILITARY SEVICE;
THEY REMAIN SIGNIFICANT
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

19. A FAMILY WHERE ONE OR
MORE OF THE CHILDREN
IS LEGALLY A TEMPORARY
MEMBER OF THE
HOUSEHOLD.

20. A FAMILY WHERE ONE
OR BOTH OF THE
PARENTS SEXUAL
ORIENTATION IS GAY
OR LESBIAN.

22. A FAMILY WHERE THE
PARENTS HAVE
IMMIGRATED TO ANOTHER
COUNTRY AS ADULTS.
THEIR CHILDREN MAY OR
NOT BE IMMIGRANTS.

23. A FAMILY THAT
MOVES REGULARLY TO
PLACES WHERE THEY
HAVE EMPLOYMENT .