Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Family


Family denotes a group of people or animals who are reproduced from the same origin. Father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunty, niece, nephew,daughter, son, sister, brother are all common relations enjoyed within the family. All these relations can be called as being part of a single family.
There are different types of families, some of them are here.....
A conjugal family is one that has mother father and unmarried children who are not of age.
This is more commonly known as a nuclear family.
The consaguineal family is the one yjay has the parent and the children in it.
The matrifocal family consists of the mother and her children. These children are often her own biological offsprings.This kind of family could appear in a society where the mother is able tp rear her children without the support from her husband.

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