A married couple takes four children to an immunization clinic. The nurse notes that the children's permission slips include three children with one last name and one child with a different last name
On questioning the parents the nurse discovers that this family group is an example of a(n) _____ family. a. nuclear
b. blended
c. extended
d. single-parent
B
The blended family is formed when parents bring unrelated children from prior or foster parenting relationships into a new, joint living situation. A nuclear family consists of husband and wife (and perhaps one or more children). The extended family includes relatives (aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins) in addition to the nuclear family. The single-parent family is formed when one parent leaves the nuclear family because of death, divorce, or desertion or when a single person decides to have or adopt a child.
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