First, 6 Different Family Types
- Nuclear Family
Nuclear families, also known as elementary or traditional families, consist of two parents (usually married or common law) and their children. Nuclear families may have one or more children who are biological or adopted, but the main idea is that the parents are raising their kids together in the family home. Many families in China are like this type.
2. Single Parent
Single parent families consist of one parent with one or more kids. In these cases, the parent either never married, is widowed, or divorced. In China, this kind of family really extists.
with the development of Chinese society, there are more this kind of family types.
- Extended Family
Extended families are families with two or more adults who are related through blood or marriage, usually along with children. Now in China we have fewer this kind of family.
4.Childless Family
Childless families are families with two parents who cannot have or don’t want kids. Generally speaking, most Chinese families have one or more than one child. But this kind of family also exists in some big cities such as Peking and Shanghai.
5.Stepfamily
Stepfamily is when two separate families merge into one. This can go several different ways, like two divorced parents with one or more children blending families, or one divorced parent with kids marrying someone who has never been married and has no kids. Because of the rise of divorcing rate, this kind of family is increasing. Some families can live in harmony with each other, while others can’t get on well with family members.
- Grandparent Family
A grandparent family is when one or more grandparent is raising their grandchild or grandchildren. Obviously, this is rare in Britain because grandparents prefer to live seperately with their children. But in China it is common.
