Remo Richard
Feb 18
What are the major types of families in Africa?
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Feb 18
1. Nuclear families: Consisting of parents and their children living together in one household.
2. Extended families: Including not only parents and children, but also other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living together in one household.
3. Polygamous families: Involving one man with multiple wives and their children living together in one household.
4. Matrifocal families: Centered around a mother and her children, with little or no presence of the father.
5. Patrifocal families: Centered around a father and his children, with little or no presence of the mother.
6. Blended families: Formed when two individuals with children from previous relationships come together to form a new family unit.
7. Single-parent families: Consisting of one parent raising their children on their own.
8. Child-headed families: Formed when children are left orphaned or abandoned and must take on the responsibility of caring for themselves and their siblings.
2. Extended families: Including not only parents and children, but also other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living together in one household.
3. Polygamous families: Involving one man with multiple wives and their children living together in one household.
4. Matrifocal families: Centered around a mother and her children, with little or no presence of the father.
5. Patrifocal families: Centered around a father and his children, with little or no presence of the mother.
6. Blended families: Formed when two individuals with children from previous relationships come together to form a new family unit.
7. Single-parent families: Consisting of one parent raising their children on their own.
8. Child-headed families: Formed when children are left orphaned or abandoned and must take on the responsibility of caring for themselves and their siblings.
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