Family
| Medical Definition: |
A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children. |
| Guide Notes: |
X ref FAMILY LIFE CYCLES refers to stages through which the family evolves (e.g., marriage, childbearing & death): do not confuse with LIFE CHANGE EVENTS |
| Also Called: |
Extended Family,Family Life Cycles,Family Research,Family, Reconstituted,Relatives,Family Members,Filiation,Kinship Networks,Stepfamily |
Family Categories.
 |
Adult Children - Children who have reached maturity or the legal age of majority. |
|
Birth Order - The sequence in which children are born into the family. |
|
Family Characteristics - Size and composition of the family. |
|
Family Relations - Behavioral, psychological, and social relations among various members of the nuclear family and the extended family. |
|
Nuclear Family - A family composed of spouses and their children. |
|
Single-Parent Family - A household that includes children and is headed by one adult. |
Family Medical Definitions and Terms
|
|
|
 |
 |
 CANADIAN
MEDICAL GUIDE
|
| Thank you for visiting
Canadian Medical Guide .com | | | | | |
|
|
 |
   |
 |
Canadian Medical Guide Catagories
| | |
