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Accident of birth
Accident of birth is a phrase pointing out that no one has any control of, or responsibility for, the circumstances of their birth or parentage.
Accident of birth is a phrase pointing out that no one has any control of, or responsibility for, the circumstances of their birth or parentage.
Active listening
Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to feed back what he hears to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what he has heard in his own words, to co...
Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to feed back what he hears to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what he has heard in his own words, to co...
Aging out
Aging out is American popular culture vernacular used to describe anytime a youth leaves a formal system of care designed to provide services below a certain age level.
Aging out is American popular culture vernacular used to describe anytime a youth leaves a formal system of care designed to provide services below a certain age level.
Alcoholism in family systems
Alcoholism in family systems refers to the conditions in families that enable alcoholism, and the effects of alcoholic behavior by one or more family members on the rest of the family.
Alcoholism in family systems refers to the conditions in families that enable alcoholism, and the effects of alcoholic behavior by one or more family members on the rest of the family.
Amae
Amae is a Japanese word coined from the verb amaeru by Takeo Doi to serve as a noun, which he then used as a keyword to unlock, analytically, the behavior of a person attempting to...
Amae is a Japanese word coined from the verb amaeru by Takeo Doi to serve as a noun, which he then used as a keyword to unlock, analytically, the behavior of a person attempting to...
American family structure
The American familstructure is considered a traditional family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring.
The American familstructure is considered a traditional family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring.
Assisted reproductive technology
Assisted reproductive technology is a general term referring to methods used to achieve pregnancy by artificial or partially artificial means.
Assisted reproductive technology is a general term referring to methods used to achieve pregnancy by artificial or partially artificial means.
Association of Family Case Workers
The Association of Family Case Workers (AFCW), known as the Association of General and Family Case Workers from 1954 to 1963, was the main professional body for social workers lookin...
The Association of Family Case Workers (AFCW), known as the Association of General and Family Case Workers from 1954 to 1963, was the main professional body for social workers lookin...
Astronaut family
Astronaut family is a term that is used to describe a family unit where the members reside in different countries across the world.
Astronaut family is a term that is used to describe a family unit where the members reside in different countries across the world.
Aunt
An aunt or mausi is a person who is the sister, cousin, or sister-in-law of a parent.
An aunt or mausi is a person who is the sister, cousin, or sister-in-law of a parent.
Biblical patriarchy
Biblical patriarchy (also known as Christian patriarchy) is a set of beliefs in evangelical Christianity concerning marriage, the family, and the home.
Biblical patriarchy (also known as Christian patriarchy) is a set of beliefs in evangelical Christianity concerning marriage, the family, and the home.
Birth control movement in the United States
The birth control movement in the United States was a social reform campaign to make contraception legal in America.
The birth control movement in the United States was a social reform campaign to make contraception legal in America.
Black matriarchy
Black matriarchy was a popular stereotype in the 1950s and 1960s that exemplified black American family structure.
Black matriarchy was a popular stereotype in the 1950s and 1960s that exemplified black American family structure.
Bradley method of natural childbirth
The Bradley Method of natural childbirth is a method of natural childbirth created by Robert A. Bradley, M.D. and popularized by his book Husband-Coached Childbirth, first published in 1965.
The Bradley Method of natural childbirth is a method of natural childbirth created by Robert A. Bradley, M.D. and popularized by his book Husband-Coached Childbirth, first published in 1965.
Brother-in-law
A brother-in-law (plural brothers-in-law) is the brother of one's spouse, or the husband of one's sister.
A brother-in-law (plural brothers-in-law) is the brother of one's spouse, or the husband of one's sister.
Caregiver
Caregiver, and carer are words normally used to refer to unpaid relatives or friends of a disabled individual who help that individual with his or her activities of daily living.
Caregiver, and carer are words normally used to refer to unpaid relatives or friends of a disabled individual who help that individual with his or her activities of daily living.
Carers rights movement
The Carers rights movement attempts to address the issues of low income, social exclusion, damage to mental and physical health and lack of recognition that have been identified by research arti...
The Carers rights movement attempts to address the issues of low income, social exclusion, damage to mental and physical health and lack of recognition that have been identified by research arti...
Casa Mesita
Casa Mesita refers to two separate non-profit organizations in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Casa Mesita refers to two separate non-profit organizations in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Casa viva
Casa Viva is a non-profit organization based in Wheaton, Illinois and San Jose, Costa Rica.
Casa Viva is a non-profit organization based in Wheaton, Illinois and San Jose, Costa Rica.
Childless
Childless is a term that refers to a person or couple that does not have any children.
Childless is a term that refers to a person or couple that does not have any children.
Childlessness
Childless is a term that refers to a person or couple that does not have any children.
Childless is a term that refers to a person or couple that does not have any children.
Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study
The Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS) was designed to study the adaptation process of the immigrant second generation.
The Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS) was designed to study the adaptation process of the immigrant second generation.
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
COLAGE is an organization, created in 1989 by the children of several lesbian and gay male couples who felt a need for support.
COLAGE is an organization, created in 1989 by the children of several lesbian and gay male couples who felt a need for support.
Cinderella effect
The Cinderella effect is a term used to describe the observed, in many but not all studies, significantly higher rate of stepchildren being physically abused, emotionally abused, sexually abused...
The Cinderella effect is a term used to describe the observed, in many but not all studies, significantly higher rate of stepchildren being physically abused, emotionally abused, sexually abused...
Cishomonormativity
Cishomonormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders with natural roles in life.
Cishomonormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders with natural roles in life.
Complex family
Complex family is a generic term for any family structure involving more than two adults.
Complex family is a generic term for any family structure involving more than two adults.
Conjugal family
A conjugal family is a nuclear family of adult partners and their children (by birth or adoption) where the family relationship is principally focused inward and ties to extended kin are volunta...
A conjugal family is a nuclear family of adult partners and their children (by birth or adoption) where the family relationship is principally focused inward and ties to extended kin are volunta...
Cost of raising a child
The cost of raising a child varies from country to country.
The cost of raising a child varies from country to country.
Cousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom a person shares one or more common ancestors.
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom a person shares one or more common ancestors.
Cousin couple
A cousin couple is a pair of cousins who are involved in a romantic or sexual relationship.
A cousin couple is a pair of cousins who are involved in a romantic or sexual relationship.
Daughter
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents.
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents.
Deinstitutionalisation (orphanages and children's institutions)
Deinstitutionalisation is the process of reforming child care systems and closing down orphanages and children's institutions, finding new placements for children currently resident and setting ...
Deinstitutionalisation is the process of reforming child care systems and closing down orphanages and children's institutions, finding new placements for children currently resident and setting ...
Deinstitutionalisation of orphanages and childrens homes
Deinstitutionalisation Deinstituionalisation is the process of closing down institutions finding new placements for children currently resident and setting up replacement services to support vul...
Deinstitutionalisation Deinstituionalisation is the process of closing down institutions finding new placements for children currently resident and setting up replacement services to support vul...
Devrani
Devrani (Hindi: देवरानी) is the Hindi word for husband's younger brother's wife.
Devrani (Hindi: देवरानी) is the Hindi word for husband's younger brother's wife.
DINKY
DINKY is an acronym meaning "Dual Income, No Kids Yet/Yuppie".
DINKY is an acronym meaning "Dual Income, No Kids Yet/Yuppie".
Divorce demography
Divorce demography is the measurement of the frequency of marriage and divorce.
Divorce demography is the measurement of the frequency of marriage and divorce.
Dysfunctional family
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuse on the part of individual members occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such ac...
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuse on the part of individual members occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such ac...
Early Childhood Australia
Early Childhood Australia is the peak early childhood advocacy organisation in Australia, acting in the interests of young children, their families and those in the early childhood education and...
Early Childhood Australia is the peak early childhood advocacy organisation in Australia, acting in the interests of young children, their families and those in the early childhood education and...
Extended family
The term extended family has several distinct meanings It's consists of grandparents,aunt,uncles,and cousins.In some circumstances,the extended family comes to live either with or in place of a ...
The term extended family has several distinct meanings It's consists of grandparents,aunt,uncles,and cousins.In some circumstances,the extended family comes to live either with or in place of a ...
Familialism
Familialism is an ideology that promotes the family of the Western tradition as an institution.
Familialism is an ideology that promotes the family of the Western tradition as an institution.
Familicide
A familicide is a type of murder or murder-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more children are killed; or in which a parent or parents and possibly other relatives such as siblings...
A familicide is a type of murder or murder-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more children are killed; or in which a parent or parents and possibly other relatives such as siblings...
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence.
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence.
Family as a model for the state
The family as a model for the organization of the state is a theory of political philosophy.
The family as a model for the organization of the state is a theory of political philosophy.
Family caregivers
Family caregivers provide a wide variety of services to care recipients: administering medications and physical therapy, assisting with daily tasks, meeting with healthcare providers, coordinati...
Family caregivers provide a wide variety of services to care recipients: administering medications and physical therapy, assisting with daily tasks, meeting with healthcare providers, coordinati...
Family cookbooks
Family cookbooks are collections of recipes, sometimes including family history and photos of the family members.
Family cookbooks are collections of recipes, sometimes including family history and photos of the family members.
Family economics
The family, although recognized as fundamental from Adam Smith on, received little systematic treatment in economics before the 1950s.
The family, although recognized as fundamental from Adam Smith on, received little systematic treatment in economics before the 1950s.
Family Entertainment Center
Family Entertainment Center, often abbreviated to "FEC", is a small amusement park geared towards family fun.
Family Entertainment Center, often abbreviated to "FEC", is a small amusement park geared towards family fun.
Family entertainment center
A family entertainment center is a small amusement park geared towards family fun, and often entirely indoors.
A family entertainment center is a small amusement park geared towards family fun, and often entirely indoors.
Family Environment Scale
The Family Environment Scale (FES) is used to measure the social-environmental characteristics of family.
The Family Environment Scale (FES) is used to measure the social-environmental characteristics of family.
Family Equality Council
Family Equality Council (formerly Family Pride) is national American advocacy organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LG...
Family Equality Council (formerly Family Pride) is national American advocacy organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LG...
Family Home Evening
Family Home Evening (FHE) or Family Night, in the context of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, refers to one evening per week, usually Monday, that families are encour...
Family Home Evening (FHE) or Family Night, in the context of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, refers to one evening per week, usually Monday, that families are encour...
Family Honor
The Family Honor is a 1920 silent drama film directed by King Vidor.
The Family Honor is a 1920 silent drama film directed by King Vidor.
Family honor
Family honor has to do with the way the members of a family consider that they are perceived by others in the society in which they live.
Family honor has to do with the way the members of a family consider that they are perceived by others in the society in which they live.
Family in advertising
The image of the Family in advertising has become a prominent symbol in advertising since the industrial revolution and is often used in marketing campaigns to increase profits.
The image of the Family in advertising has become a prominent symbol in advertising since the industrial revolution and is often used in marketing campaigns to increase profits.
Family in the Soviet Union
The view of the Soviet family as the basic social unit in society evolved from revolutionary to conservative; the government of the Soviet Union first attempted to weaken the family and then to ...
The view of the Soviet family as the basic social unit in society evolved from revolutionary to conservative; the government of the Soviet Union first attempted to weaken the family and then to ...
Family literacy
Family literacy is a method of education.
Family literacy is a method of education.
Family nexus
The term family nexus was used by the psychiatrist R D Laing to describe a common viewpoint held and reinforced by the majority of family members regarding events in the family and relationships...
The term family nexus was used by the psychiatrist R D Laing to describe a common viewpoint held and reinforced by the majority of family members regarding events in the family and relationships...
Family planning
Family planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans.
Family planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans.
Family Re-Union
Family Re-Union is an annual conference, hosted by former Vice President of the United States Al Gore and Tipper Gore, in Nashville, Tennessee whose goal is to bring together families and those ...
Family Re-Union is an annual conference, hosted by former Vice President of the United States Al Gore and Tipper Gore, in Nashville, Tennessee whose goal is to bring together families and those ...
Family resource program
Family resource programs are community based organizations that support families in a variety of ways.
Family resource programs are community based organizations that support families in a variety of ways.
Family reunification
Family reunification is a recognized reason for immigration in many countries.
Family reunification is a recognized reason for immigration in many countries.
Family reunion
A family reunion is an occasion when many members of an extended family get together.
A family reunion is an occasion when many members of an extended family get together.
Family secret
A family secret is a secret kept within a family.
A family secret is a secret kept within a family.
Family structure in the United States
The traditional family structure in the United States is considered a family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring.
The traditional family structure in the United States is considered a family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring.
Family therapy
Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy, family systems therapy, and family counseling, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples...
Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy, family systems therapy, and family counseling, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples...
Family traditions
Family tradition, also called Family culture, is defined as aggregate of attitudes, ideas and ideals, and environment, which a person inherits from his/her parents and ancestors.
Family tradition, also called Family culture, is defined as aggregate of attitudes, ideas and ideals, and environment, which a person inherits from his/her parents and ancestors.
Family values
Family values are political and social beliefs that hold the nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of society.
Family values are political and social beliefs that hold the nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of society.
Fathers' rights movement
The fathers' rights movement is a movement whose members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support that affect fathers and their children.
The fathers' rights movement is a movement whose members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support that affect fathers and their children.
Fathers' rights movement in Australia
Fathers' rights groups began in Australia in the 1970s with the founding of organisations such as the Lone Fathers Association.
Fathers' rights groups began in Australia in the 1970s with the founding of organisations such as the Lone Fathers Association.
Filial piety
In Confucian ideals, filial piety is a virtue of respect for one's parents and ancestors.
In Confucian ideals, filial piety is a virtue of respect for one's parents and ancestors.
First Family
A First Family is an unofficial title for the family of the head of state or head of government of a country (usually a republic).
A First Family is an unofficial title for the family of the head of state or head of government of a country (usually a republic).
Foster care
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent".
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent".
Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study is a longitudinal birth cohort study of American children in urban areas, run by Princeton University and Columbia University.
The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study is a longitudinal birth cohort study of American children in urban areas, run by Princeton University and Columbia University.
Ghost marriage (Chinese)
In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased.
In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased.
Godparent
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism.
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism.
Grandfamilies
Grandfamily is a recently coined, infrequently used, term in the United States that refers to a family where grandparents, great-grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raisin...
Grandfamily is a recently coined, infrequently used, term in the United States that refers to a family where grandparents, great-grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raisin...
Grandfamily
Grandfamily is a recently coined, infrequently used, term in the United States that refers to a family where grandparents, great-grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raisin...
Grandfamily is a recently coined, infrequently used, term in the United States that refers to a family where grandparents, great-grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raisin...
Grandparent
Grandparents are the parents of a person's own parent, whether that be a father or a mother.
Grandparents are the parents of a person's own parent, whether that be a father or a mother.
Heteronormativity
Heteronormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life.
Heteronormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life.
Hindu joint family
A Hindu Joint Family or a Joint Family is an extended family arrangement prevalent among Hindus of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of many generations living under the same roof.
A Hindu Joint Family or a Joint Family is an extended family arrangement prevalent among Hindus of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of many generations living under the same roof.
Hindu Undivided Family
A Hindu Joint Family or Hindu undivided family (HUF) or a Joint Family is an extended family arrangement prevalent among Hindus of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of many generat...
A Hindu Joint Family or Hindu undivided family (HUF) or a Joint Family is an extended family arrangement prevalent among Hindus of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of many generat...
History of the birth control movement in the United States
The birth control movement in the United States was social reform campaign, lasting three decades, to make contraception legal in America.
The birth control movement in the United States was social reform campaign, lasting three decades, to make contraception legal in America.
History of the family
The history of the family concerns the sociocultural evolution of kinship groups from prehistoric to modern times.
The history of the family concerns the sociocultural evolution of kinship groups from prehistoric to modern times.
Holistic moms network
The Holistic Moms Network is a national, membership-based and managed, non-profit organization with more than 100 chapters across the US and Canada.
The Holistic Moms Network is a national, membership-based and managed, non-profit organization with more than 100 chapters across the US and Canada.
Homemaking
Homemaking is a mainly American term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping, or household management; it is the act of overseeing the organiza...
Homemaking is a mainly American term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping, or household management; it is the act of overseeing the organiza...
Honor your father and your mother
The commandment Honor your father and your mother is the fifth of the Ten Commandments in the Hebrew Bible.
The commandment Honor your father and your mother is the fifth of the Ten Commandments in the Hebrew Bible.
Identified patient
Identified patient, or "IP", is a term used in a clinical setting to describe the person in a dysfunctional family who has been subconsciously selected to act out the family's inner confli...
Identified patient, or "IP", is a term used in a clinical setting to describe the person in a dysfunctional family who has been subconsciously selected to act out the family's inner confli...
Immediate family
A nuclear family is a family group consisting of a father and mother and their children, who share living quarters.
A nuclear family is a family group consisting of a father and mother and their children, who share living quarters.
Inequality within immigrant families (United States)
Inequality within immigrant families refers to instances in which members of the same family have differing access to resources.
Inequality within immigrant families refers to instances in which members of the same family have differing access to resources.
Infidelity
Infidelity most commonly refers to a breach of the expectation of sexual exclusivity.
Infidelity most commonly refers to a breach of the expectation of sexual exclusivity.
Institute for American Values
The Institute for American Values is a neo-liberal and socially conservative organization in the United States.
The Institute for American Values is a neo-liberal and socially conservative organization in the United States.
Interfaith marriage
Interfaith marriage, traditionally called mixed marriage, is marriage between partners professing different religions.
Interfaith marriage, traditionally called mixed marriage, is marriage between partners professing different religions.
International Year of the Family
The year 1994 was proclaimed the International Year of the Family by the United Nations General Assembly.
The year 1994 was proclaimed the International Year of the Family by the United Nations General Assembly.
Iris Krasnow
Iris Krasnow (born 1954) is an American author, journalism professor, and keynote speaker who specializes in relationships and personal growth.
Iris Krasnow (born 1954) is an American author, journalism professor, and keynote speaker who specializes in relationships and personal growth.
Kinship terminology
Kinship terminology refers to the various systems used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.
Kinship terminology refers to the various systems used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.
Living apart together
Living Apart Together is a term to describe couples who have an intimate relationship but live at separate addresses.
Living Apart Together is a term to describe couples who have an intimate relationship but live at separate addresses.
Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS)
The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS) is a longitudinal study of individuals in Los Angeles County, California, and of the family and neighborhood contexts in which they live.
The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS) is a longitudinal study of individuals in Los Angeles County, California, and of the family and neighborhood contexts in which they live.
Lucie's place
Lucie's Place is a an organization in Little Rock, Arkansas working to open a home for homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless LGBTQ young adults.
Lucie's Place is a an organization in Little Rock, Arkansas working to open a home for homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless LGBTQ young adults.
Mahram
In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram (Arabic محرم, also transliterated mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuou...
In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram (Arabic محرم, also transliterated mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuou...
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship.
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship.
Martin Luther King III
Martin Luther King III is an American human rights advocate and community activist.
Martin Luther King III is an American human rights advocate and community activist.
Matriarchy
A matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have the central roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control of property.
A matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have the central roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control of property.
Military brat
The term military brat is a English-language colloquial or military slang most notable for its usage in a pejorative context, used in several countries to describe the children and teenagers of ...
The term military brat is a English-language colloquial or military slang most notable for its usage in a pejorative context, used in several countries to describe the children and teenagers of ...
Military brat (U.S. subculture)
A military brat describes people who spend their childhood or adolescence while a parent serve full-time in the armed forces, and can also refer to the unique subculture and lifestyle of America...
A military brat describes people who spend their childhood or adolescence while a parent serve full-time in the armed forces, and can also refer to the unique subculture and lifestyle of America...
Mother
A mother is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that united with a sperm which grew into a child.
A mother is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that united with a sperm which grew into a child.
Mother-in-law joke
Humour and jokes about one's mother-in-law are a mainstay of comedy.
Humour and jokes about one's mother-in-law are a mainstay of comedy.
Narcissistic parents
A narcissistic parent is a parent affected by narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder.
A narcissistic parent is a parent affected by narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder.
National Black Family Reunion
The Black Family Reunion Celebration is a two-day cultural event celebrating the enduring strengths and traditional values of the African American family.
The Black Family Reunion Celebration is a two-day cultural event celebrating the enduring strengths and traditional values of the African American family.
Nearest relative
The nearest relative is a designated relationship defined in the legislation of England and Wales through the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007.
The nearest relative is a designated relationship defined in the legislation of England and Wales through the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007.
Nephew and niece
Nephew is a son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law, and niece is a daughter of one's sibling or a sibling-in-law.
Nephew is a son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law, and niece is a daughter of one's sibling or a sibling-in-law.
Noncustodial parent
A "noncustodial parent" is a parent who does not have physical and/or legal custody of his/her child by court order.
A "noncustodial parent" is a parent who does not have physical and/or legal custody of his/her child by court order.
Nuclear family
The nuclear family or elementary family is a term used to define a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children.
The nuclear family or elementary family is a term used to define a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children.
Only child
An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
Orphans in the Soviet Union
At certain periods, there were huge numbers of orphans in the Soviet Union to handle by the state, due to a number of turmoils in the history of the country, from its very beginnings.
At certain periods, there were huge numbers of orphans in the Soviet Union to handle by the state, due to a number of turmoils in the history of the country, from its very beginnings.
Othermother
An othermother is a woman caring for children who are not biologically her own.
An othermother is a woman caring for children who are not biologically her own.
Parallel and cross cousins
In discussing consanguineal kinship in anthropology, a parallel cousin (or ortho-cousin) is a cousin from a parent's same sex sibling, while a cross cousin is from a parent's opposit...
In discussing consanguineal kinship in anthropology, a parallel cousin (or ortho-cousin) is a cousin from a parent's same sex sibling, while a cross cousin is from a parent's opposit...
Parent Teacher Organization
A Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a formal organization that consists of parents, teachers and school staff.
A Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a formal organization that consists of parents, teachers and school staff.
Parent-in-law
A parent-in-law is a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse.
A parent-in-law is a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse.
Parent-Teacher Association
In the U.S. a parent-teacher association or Parent-Teacher-Student Association is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental part...
In the U.S. a parent-teacher association or Parent-Teacher-Student Association is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental part...
Parents and Citizens
Some Australian State Schools, both primary and high, are supported by Parents and Citizens Associations.
Some Australian State Schools, both primary and high, are supported by Parents and Citizens Associations.
Parents' Rights Coalition
The Parents' Rights Coalition, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, opposes what they see as liberal, homosexual bias in Massachusetts public schools.
The Parents' Rights Coalition, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, opposes what they see as liberal, homosexual bias in Massachusetts public schools.
Parents' rights movement
The Parents' rights movement is a civil rights movement whose members are primarily interested in issues affecting fathers, mothers and children related to family law, including child custody.
The Parents' rights movement is a civil rights movement whose members are primarily interested in issues affecting fathers, mothers and children related to family law, including child custody.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is a socio-political group of family members and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is a socio-political group of family members and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Paternalism
Paternalism most typically refers to behavior, by a person, organization or state, which limits some person's liberty or autonomy for their good, or the liberty or autonomy of some group of peop...
Paternalism most typically refers to behavior, by a person, organization or state, which limits some person's liberty or autonomy for their good, or the liberty or autonomy of some group of peop...
Patriarchy
Patriarchy is a social system in which the male acts as the primary authority figure central to social organization, and where fathers hold authority over women, children, and property.
Patriarchy is a social system in which the male acts as the primary authority figure central to social organization, and where fathers hold authority over women, children, and property.
Pontifical Council for the Family
The Pontifical Council for the Family is part of the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pontifical Council for the Family is part of the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pre-school playgroup
A pre-school playgroup, or in everyday usage just a playgroup, is an organised group providing care and socialisation for children under five.
A pre-school playgroup, or in everyday usage just a playgroup, is an organised group providing care and socialisation for children under five.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy is the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus, in a woman's uterus.
Pregnancy is the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus, in a woman's uterus.
Primary caregiver
A primary caregiver is the person who takes primary responsibility for someone who cannot care fully for themselves.
A primary caregiver is the person who takes primary responsibility for someone who cannot care fully for themselves.
Prohibited degree of kinship
In law, a prohibited degree of kinship refers to a degree of consanguinity (relatedness) between persons that results in certain actions between them becoming illegal.
In law, a prohibited degree of kinship refers to a degree of consanguinity (relatedness) between persons that results in certain actions between them becoming illegal.
Relationships Australia
Relationships Australia are an Australian not-for profit organisation providing professional services to support relationships across Australia that began in 1948 under the name of Marriage...
Relationships Australia are an Australian not-for profit organisation providing professional services to support relationships across Australia that began in 1948 under the name of Marriage...
Remarriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship.
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship.
Ros Draper
Ros Draper currently has a private practice in Hampshire and London.
Ros Draper currently has a private practice in Hampshire and London.
Royal Noble Consort
Royal Noble Consort was the title of royal concubines of Korean kings (including the Three Kingdoms, Unified Silla, Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty periods).
Royal Noble Consort was the title of royal concubines of Korean kings (including the Three Kingdoms, Unified Silla, Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty periods).
Same-sex marriage and the family
Concerns regarding same-sex marriage and the family are at the forefront of the controversies over legalization of same-sex marriage.
Concerns regarding same-sex marriage and the family are at the forefront of the controversies over legalization of same-sex marriage.
Sibling abuse
Sibling abuse (or intersibling abuse) is the physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse of one sibling by another.
Sibling abuse (or intersibling abuse) is the physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse of one sibling by another.
Sibling relationship
Judy Dunn in 2007 described three important characteristics of sibling relationships.
Judy Dunn in 2007 described three important characteristics of sibling relationships.
Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry is a type of competition or animosity among children, blood-related or not.
Sibling rivalry is a type of competition or animosity among children, blood-related or not.
Silva rerum
Silva rerum (from Latin silva rerum — forest of things), polonized sylwa or and sometimes described as a home chronicle was a specific type of a book, a multi-generational...
Silva rerum (from Latin silva rerum — forest of things), polonized sylwa or and sometimes described as a home chronicle was a specific type of a book, a multi-generational...
Sister-in-law
A sister-in-law is the sister of one's spouse, the wife of one's sibling, or sometimes the wife of one's spouse's brother.
A sister-in-law is the sister of one's spouse, the wife of one's sibling, or sometimes the wife of one's spouse's brother.
Soccer mom
The phrase soccer mom broadly refers to a middle-class suburban woman, usually white, who spends a significant amount of her time transporting her school-age children to their sporting event...
The phrase soccer mom broadly refers to a middle-class suburban woman, usually white, who spends a significant amount of her time transporting her school-age children to their sporting event...
Social orphan
Social orphan is a phrase in various foreign languages, such as Ukrainian, denoting that a child has no adults looking after it, even though one or more parents are still alive.
Social orphan is a phrase in various foreign languages, such as Ukrainian, denoting that a child has no adults looking after it, even though one or more parents are still alive.
Sociology of the family
The sociology of the family examines the family, as an institution and a unit of socialization, through various sociological perspectives, particularly with regard to the relationship between th...
The sociology of the family examines the family, as an institution and a unit of socialization, through various sociological perspectives, particularly with regard to the relationship between th...
Sole Survivor Policy
The Sole Survivor Policy or DoD Directive 1315.15 "Special Separation Policies for Survivorship" describes a set of regulations in the U.S. military that are designed to protect members of a fam...
The Sole Survivor Policy or DoD Directive 1315.15 "Special Separation Policies for Survivorship" describes a set of regulations in the U.S. military that are designed to protect members of a fam...
Sperm sorting
Sperm sorting is a means of choosing what type of sperm cell is to fertilize the egg cell.
Sperm sorting is a means of choosing what type of sperm cell is to fertilize the egg cell.
Starter marriage
A starter marriage is a first marriage that lasts five years or less and ends before the couple has children.
A starter marriage is a first marriage that lasts five years or less and ends before the couple has children.
Stay-at-home dad
A stay-at-home dad is a term used to describe a father who is the main caregiver of the children and is the homemaker of the household.
A stay-at-home dad is a term used to describe a father who is the main caregiver of the children and is the homemaker of the household.
Stepfamily
A stepfamily is a family where one parent has children that are not related to the other parent.
A stepfamily is a family where one parent has children that are not related to the other parent.
Stepfather-in-law
A stepfather-in-law is a stepfather of one's spouse.
A stepfather-in-law is a stepfather of one's spouse.
Stepmother-in-law
A stepmother-in-law is the stepmother of one's spouse.
A stepmother-in-law is the stepmother of one's spouse.
Surrogacy
Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another couple or person.
Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another couple or person.
Teaching-Family Model
The Teaching-Family Model is a model of care for troubled youth used internationally in Group Homes, Treatment Foster Care, schools, Home-Based Treatment, and other youth and dependent adult car...
The Teaching-Family Model is a model of care for troubled youth used internationally in Group Homes, Treatment Foster Care, schools, Home-Based Treatment, and other youth and dependent adult car...
Teaching-family model
The teaching-family model is a model of care for troubled youth used internationally in group homes, treatment foster care, schools, home-based treatment, and other youth and dependent adult car...
The teaching-family model is a model of care for troubled youth used internationally in group homes, treatment foster care, schools, home-based treatment, and other youth and dependent adult car...
Teknonymy
Teknonymy is the practice of referring to parents by the names of their children.
Teknonymy is the practice of referring to parents by the names of their children.
The Family: A Proclamation to the World
"The Family: A Proclamation to the World" is a 1995 statement issued by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—whose adherents are known as Mormons—which defined the offici...
"The Family: A Proclamation to the World" is a 1995 statement issued by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—whose adherents are known as Mormons—which defined the offici...
The Negro Family: The Case For National Action
The Negro Family: The Case For National Action, also known as the Moynihan Report was written by then-sociologist and later U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and released in 1965.
The Negro Family: The Case For National Action, also known as the Moynihan Report was written by then-sociologist and later U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and released in 1965.
Third-party reproduction
Third party reproduction refers to a process where another person provides sperm or eggs or where another woman provides her uterus so that a woman can have a child.
Third party reproduction refers to a process where another person provides sperm or eggs or where another woman provides her uterus so that a woman can have a child.
Three-parent baby
Three-parent babies are potential human offspring that will have three genetic parents.
Three-parent babies are potential human offspring that will have three genetic parents.
Time bind
Time bind is a concept introduced by sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild in 1997 with the publication of her The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work.
Time bind is a concept introduced by sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild in 1997 with the publication of her The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work.
Time, Love, and Cash in Couples with Children Study (TLC3), 2000-2005
Time, Love, and Cash in Couples with Children (TLC3) is a study that consists of four waves of interviews with parents (married and non-married) who experienced a birth in the year 2000.
Time, Love, and Cash in Couples with Children (TLC3) is a study that consists of four waves of interviews with parents (married and non-married) who experienced a birth in the year 2000.
Trial separation
A trial separation is an informal splitting of a couple.
A trial separation is an informal splitting of a couple.
Triangulation (psychology)
Triangulation is most commonly used to express a situation in which one family member will not communicate directly with another family member, but will communicate with a third family member, w...
Triangulation is most commonly used to express a situation in which one family member will not communicate directly with another family member, but will communicate with a third family member, w...
Uncle
Uncle is a family relationship or kinship, and a parent's male sibling or the male spouse of a parent's sibling.
Uncle is a family relationship or kinship, and a parent's male sibling or the male spouse of a parent's sibling.
Work-Family Balance (United States)
Work-family balance (United States) refers to the specific issues that arise when men and women in the United States attempt to balance their occupational lives with their family lives.
Work-family balance (United States) refers to the specific issues that arise when men and women in the United States attempt to balance their occupational lives with their family lives.
Work-Family Balance in the United States
Work-family balance in the United States refers to the specific issues that arise when men and women in the United States attempt to balance their occupational lives with their family lives.
Work-family balance in the United States refers to the specific issues that arise when men and women in the United States attempt to balance their occupational lives with their family lives.
Work-family balance in the United States
Work-family balance in the United States refers to the specific issues that arise when men and women in the United States attempt to balance their occupational lives with their family lives.
Work-family balance in the United States refers to the specific issues that arise when men and women in the United States attempt to balance their occupational lives with their family lives.
Work-family conflict
–family conflict is “a form of interrole conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect.
–family conflict is “a form of interrole conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect.
Work-family enrichment
Work–family enrichment or work–family facilitation refers to a process whereby experience or participation in one role increases the quality or performance in the other role.
Work–family enrichment or work–family facilitation refers to a process whereby experience or participation in one role increases the quality or performance in the other role.