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