Blended Family, Definition(s) of

“1. A family that is formed when separate families are united by marriage or other circumstance; a stepfamily. 2. Various kinship or nonkinship groups whose members reside together and assume traditional family roles” (Barker, 2003, p. 46).

“…has a role structure in which at least one parent has been previously married and which includes children from one or both of these marriages” (Johnson, 2000, p. 119).

Source:

Barker, R.L. (2003). The social work dictionary (5th ed.). Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Johnson, A.G. (2000). The Blackwell dictionary of sociology (2^nd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, Inc.

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