What are the five categories of families

The five types of families refer to composite, immediate, nuclear, incomplete and single families.

1. Compound family

This type of family is the largest in number and refers to families consisting of couples of more than two generations and their children and relatives, including married siblings. This family structure was formed in the agricultural society, due to the need for labor and the family's *** with the same interests, this structure has been maintained for centuries. In the rural areas of the country, such a form of family structure still exists.

2. Immediate family

Includes husband and wife, parents, children, and even the fourth generation. The immediate family is a gradual division from the extended family. Its emergence preserves the living habits and traditional morals of our people, and embodies the traditional ethical and moral thinking of children and grandchildren to honor the elderly.

3. Nuclear Family

The family consists of a couple with unmarried children. The nuclear family is the family structure of modern industrial society. It is dominated by husband and wife, with more distant relations with relatives and more relaxed education for children. Due to the simplicity of the family structure, as long as the parents do their duty and know the right way to educate their children, the children usually have the chance to realize their potential and become a good next generation.

4. Incomplete families

Families in which the couple has no children or in which only one of the spouses lives with the children after the couple is divorced or widowed, are generally known as "Dink" families or single-parent families. It is particularly noteworthy that, with the development of social and economic development and increased social tolerance, Dink families and single-parent families have shown a linear upward trend in China.

5. Single-parent families

These include families that have never married or are widowed or divorced and live alone. Throughout China's history, the family as a social cell organization has been highly valued by the government and the public, hence the saying that "to unify the family, rule the country, and pacify the world".