Nuclear and Extended

Family
Nuclear Family
A nuclear family is a type of family that
is made up of a group of people who are
united by social ties and is usually made
up of two adults and their social
recognized children.
Most of the time, it is made up of a
married couple and their biological or
adopted child or children.
Extended Family
Is a type of family whose members go
beyond the nuclear family made up of a
parents and their offspring.
Extended family household in any
following forms.
A single nuclear family and other persons related
to the nucleus (e.g., a father living with his child
or children and other relative/s; a married couple
living with other relative/s)
Two or more nuclear families related to each
other without any other persons. (e.g., two or
more married couples with child or children)
Two or more nuclear families that are related to
each other plus other persons related to at least
one of the nuclear families. An example would be
two or more married couples with other
relative/s only.