Family

A family is a group of people who, in most cases, live together. They share their money and food and are supposed to take care of one another. Its members are either genetically related (like brother and sister) or legally bound to each other, for example by marriage. In many cultures, the members of a family have the same or a similar surname.

The family in accordance to the Catholic doctrine is treated in many articles of the Catechism of the Catholic Church starting from the article 2201.http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a4.htm 

A family is said to be society's smallest unit, its nucleus. Family life is more private and intimate than public life. But in most countries there are laws for it. For example, there are restrictions for marrying within the family and bans for having a sexual relationship with relatives, especially with children.

 Types of families 

Three types of family on the basic of size

are: nuclear family, single-parent family and extended family.

A nuclear family is made up of parents and one or more children living together.
A single-parent family is one where there is one parent and one or more children.
An extended family or joint families means father, mother, daughters, sons, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. In many countries including China, Pakistan and India, extended or joint families traditionally live together.

Both the "nuclear family" and the "single-parent family" are also called the "immediate family". 

Foster families are families where a child lives with and is cared for by people who are not his or her biological parents.


Relationships
Same generation
 X  Kinship  Kinship  Kinship  Kinship person  self  wife  sister-in-lawsibling's wife  cousin-in-lawcousin's wife husband  brother-in-lawsibling's husband  cousin-in-lawcousin's husband daughter  daughter  daughter or stepdaughter  niece or stepniece  first-cousin-once-removed or step-first-cousin-once-removed son  son  son or stepson  nephew or stepnephew  first-cousin-once-removed or step-first-cousin-once-removed mother  mother  mother-in-law  unrelated  unrelated father  father  father-in-law  unrelated  unrelated sister  sister  sister-in-law  unrelated  unrelated brother  brother  brother-in-law  unrelated  unrelated niece  niece  niece-in-law  unrelated  unrelated nephew  nephew  nephew-in-law  unrelated  unrelated grandmother  grandmother  grandmother-in-law  unrelated  unrelated grandfather  grandfather  grandfather-in-law  unrelated  unrelated aunt  aunt  aunt-in-law  unrelated  unrelated uncle  uncle  uncle-in-law  unrelated  unrelated cousin  cousin  cousin-in-law  unrelated  unrelated cousin  cousin  cousin-in-law  unrelated  unrelated first-cousin-once-removedcousin's daughter  first-cousin-once-removed  first-cousin-once-removed-in-law  unrelated  unrelated first-cousin-once-removedcousin's son  first-cousin-once-removed  first-cousin-once-removed-in-law  unrelated  unrelated

First generation
 X  Kinship  Kinship  Kinship  Kinship person  mother  stepmother  aunt-in-lawpibling's wife  first-cousin-once-removed-in-lawparent's cousin's wife father  stepfather  uncle-in-lawpibling's husband  first-cousin-once-removed-in-lawparent's cousin's husband daughter  sister or half-sister  half-sister or stepsister  cousin or stepcousin  second-cousin or step-second-cousin son  brother or half-brother  half-brother or stepbrother  cousin or stepcousin  second-cousin or step-second-cousin mother  grandmother  stepgrandmother  unrelated  unrelated father  grandfather  stepgrandfather  unrelated  unrelated sister  aunt  stepaunt  unrelated  unrelated brother  uncle  stepuncle  unrelated  unrelated niece  cousin  stepcousin  unrelated  unrelated nephew  cousin  stepcousin  unrelated  unrelated grandmother  great-grandmother  step-great-grandmother  unrelated  unrelated grandfather  great-grandfather  step-great-grandfather  unrelated  unrelated aunt  grandaunt  stepgrandaunt  unrelated  unrelated uncle  granduncle  stepgranduncle  unrelated  unrelated cousin  first-cousin-once-removed  step-first-cousin-once-removed  unrelated  unrelated cousin  first-cousin-once-removed  step-first-cousin-once-removed  unrelated  unrelated first-cousin-once-removedcousin's daughter  second-cousin  step-second-cousin  unrelated  unrelated first-cousin-once-removedcousin's son  second-cousin  step-second-cousin  unrelated  unrelated

Second generation
 X  Kinship  Kinship  Kinship  Kinship person  grandmother  stepgrandmotherparent's stepmother  grandaunt-in-lawgrandpibling's wife  first-cousin-twice-removed-in-lawgrandparent's cousin's wife grandfather  stepgrandfatherparent's stepfather  granduncle-in-lawgrandpibling's husband  first-cousin-twice-removed-in-lawgrandparent's cousin's husband daughter  mother, aunt or half-aunt  half-aunt or stepaunt  first-cousin-once-removed or step-first-cousin-once-removed  second-cousin-once-removed or step-second-cousin-once-removed son  father, uncle or half-uncle  half-uncle or stepuncle  first-cousin-once-removed or step-first-cousin-once-removed  second-cousin-once-removed or step-second-cousin-once-removed mother  great-grandmother  step-great-grandmother  unrelated  unrelated father  great-grandfather  step-great-grandfather  unrelated  unrelated sister  grandaunt  stepgrandaunt  unrelated  unrelated brother  granduncle  stepgranduncle  unrelated  unrelated niece  first-cousin-once-removed  step-first-cousin-once-removed  unrelated  unrelated nephew  first-cousin-once-removed  step-first-cousin-once-removed  unrelated  unrelated grandmother  great-great-grandmother  step-great-great-grandmother  unrelated  unrelated grandfather  great-great-grandfather  step-great-great-grandfather  unrelated  unrelated aunt  great-grandaunt  step-great-grandaunt  unrelated  unrelated uncle  great-granduncle  step-great-granduncle  unrelated  unrelated cousin  first-cousin-twice-removed  step-first-cousin-twice-removed  unrelated  unrelated cousin  first-cousin-twice-removed  step-first-cousin-twice-removed  unrelated  unrelated first-cousin-once-removedcousin's daughter  second-cousin-once-removed  step-second-cousin-once-removed  unrelated  unrelated first-cousin-once-removedcousin's son  second-cousin-once-removed  step-second-cousin-once-removed  unrelated  unrelated

Related pages
Kinship
Affinity
Consanguinity

References

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