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| − | A '''family''' is, narrowly, parents and their offspring. More broadly, the group defined as those who have common ancestry. That is, the group produced as a result of [[sex]] leading to offspring. The term is also used more loosely to describe a group with some form of common characteristic or a group with a relationship (other than ancestral). In normal usage, however, family refers to the typical nuclear family. | + | A '''family''' is, narrowly, parents and their offspring. More broadly, the group defined as those who have common ancestry. That is, the group produced as a result of [[sex]] leading to offspring. The term is also used more loosely to describe a group with some form of common characteristic or a group with a relationship (other than ancestral). In normal usage, however, family refers to the typical [[nuclear]] family. |
| − | A nuclear family consists of a mother, a father, and children. An extended family includes grandparents, aunts, uncles nephew, nieces and grandchildren. | + | A nuclear family consists of a [[mother]], a [[father]], and [[children]]. An extended family includes grandparents, aunts, uncles nephew, nieces and grandchildren. A single-parent family is one in which only one parent raises the children, often less effectively than in a nuclear family. |
| − | Children without families are known as | + | Children without families are known as [[orphan]]s. They reside in orphanages, and they generally want to be [[adoption|adopted]] by [[love|loving]] parents. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/family/ What Liberals Say - Category: Family], [[Accuracy In Media]] | *[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/family/ What Liberals Say - Category: Family], [[Accuracy In Media]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Reproduction]] | ||
Revision as of 16:46, October 31, 2008
A family is, narrowly, parents and their offspring. More broadly, the group defined as those who have common ancestry. That is, the group produced as a result of sex leading to offspring. The term is also used more loosely to describe a group with some form of common characteristic or a group with a relationship (other than ancestral). In normal usage, however, family refers to the typical nuclear family.
A nuclear family consists of a mother, a father, and children. An extended family includes grandparents, aunts, uncles nephew, nieces and grandchildren. A single-parent family is one in which only one parent raises the children, often less effectively than in a nuclear family.
Children without families are known as orphans. They reside in orphanages, and they generally want to be adopted by loving parents.