Family Types (scenarios)

Maiden name is the female's name

• Before marriage

• after marriage

Sally and John and their 3 children were living together with their parents. They recently bought a house and moved into their own home. What type of family structure does this new household represent?

• Single Parent

• Sibling

• Nuclear

• Blended

Sally and John migrated to Canada for 8 months to work. While there are gone they leave Julia in charge of the household and taking care of their brother and sister James and Jenny. What type of new household is being described?

• Blended

• Sibling

• Extended

• Nuclear

Mary and her husband Ken live with their 2 children George and Sue. Mary's mother took ill and came to live with her daughter and family. What type of household is now represented?

• Blended

• Extended

• Nuclear

• Sibling

Michael and Sarah have 4 children. After living together for 10 years they decided to separate. Michael now has a new partner Karen who has 2 daughters of her own. Michael moved in to live with Karen and her children. What household is now being represented?

• Extended

• Blended

• Single Parent

• Nuclear

After repeated fighting and arguements, John left Susan to take care of their 2 children on her own. This household has now become a ______ family

• Nuclear

• Single Parent

• Sibling

• Extended

A single parent family may result from death

• True

• False

A single parent family may result from divorce

• True

• False

A single parent family may result from abandonment

• True

• False

A single parent family may result from marriage

• True

• False