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Changing Definitions of Families
Compiled by Jessica K.M. Johnson & Karen Corday
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Topic Page Advisor:
Karen V. Hansen, Ph.D.
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Families in the United States are changing. They now include an increasing number of single parents, same-sex partnerships, cohabiting couples and biracial spouses, as well as blended and adoptive parent-child relationships. Such demographic realities have implications for workplace practices, public policies, and research endeavors.
Updated: August 2009
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Definitions available for this topic:
- Beanpole Family, Definition(s) of
- Blended Family, Definition(s) of
- Cohabitation, Definition(s) of
- Commuter Marriage, Definition(s) of
- Family , Definition(s) of
- Family Diversity, Definition(s) of
- Family of Orientation and Family of Procreation, Definition(s) of
- Immediate Family Member, Definition(s) of
- Matrifocal Family, Definition(s) of
- Nuclear Family, Definition(s) of
- Polygynous or Polyandrous Family, Definition(s) of
- Standard North American family, Definition(s) of
- Stem Family, Definition(s) of
- Traditional Family, Definition(s) of
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To see a list of all of the Definitions we have available in our Work-Family Glossary, please click here. (Note: This is available in alphabetic order only, not by topic.)
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