Identify the type of family in which you were raised by applying the makeup of your family to
the definitions in your textbook.
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The text describes several types of families. It is possible that these family types can be
combined or mixed. For example, an extended, blended family. The student needs to describe the
characteristics of his or her family and identify the family type that it most closely resembles.
* A natural, or traditional, family consists of a father and mother and their biological children.
* A blended family is comprised of two adults and their children. The children may be the
biological products of one or neither of the parents.
* A single-parent family consists of a single parent and at least one child.
* The family of origin is the family in which a person was raised.
* Voluntary (fictive) kin are individuals we consider family regardless of their legal or blood
connection.
* An extended family consists of parents, children, and other relatives all living together.
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