1. Family
Structures

2. Nuclear Family Parent 1 Parent 2 Child(ren) 2 Generations
1st Generation
Child(ren)
2nd Generation

3. Vertically Extended Family
3 Generations
Grandparents
1st Generation
Parents
2nd Generation
Child(ren)
3rd Generation

4. Sisters (Aunts) Brothers (Uncles) Child(ren)
Horizontally Extended Family
2 Generations
Sisters (Aunts)
Parents
Brothers (Uncles)
1st Generation
Child(ren)
2nd Generation

5. Modified Extended Family
Grandparents
Grandparents
Parent 1
Parent 2
Brothers (Uncles)
Child(ren)
Sisters (Aunts)

6. 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)

7. 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)