What are the five aspects of family structure

The main types of family structure are nuclear family, main family, joint family, single parent family, and reorganized family.

1. Nuclear Family

The nuclear family has become the main type of family in China. The nuclear family is characterized by a small number of people, a simple structure, only one center of power and activity within the family, and easy communication and coexistence among family members. The nuclear family is usually formed by a couple and their unmarried children living together.

2, the main family

Also known as the immediate family. It is a family consisting of two or more generations of couples, with a maximum of one couple per generation and no break in the middle. In China, the main family was once the main type of family, but with the development of society, this type of family is no longer dominant.

3, joint families

The family includes parents, married children, unmarried children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other generations living together. The joint family is characterized by a large number of people, complex structure, the existence of a major center of power and activity within the family, several sub-centers of power and activity. A joint family is a family consisting of parents and several pairs of married children, as well as grand (grand) children.

4. Single-parent family

It is a family consisting of a divorced, widowed or unmarried single father or mother and their children or adopted children. Single-parent families are characterized by small numbers, simple structures, and a single center of power and activity within the family, but may be influenced by other relationships. In addition, there is a relative lack of economic resources.

5. Reorganized family

This refers to a family in which at least one of the spouses has already been through a marriage and may have one or more children from a previous marriage and children from the couple's reorganization*** together. Reorganized families are characterized by relatively large numbers and complex structures.