Draft:Outline of families

Families can be described as all of the following:

• A social structure, and part of social structure –
  • A social group – two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity.

By structure:

• Household – Group sharing accommodation and meals
• Nuclear family – Group of two parents and their children
• Extended family – Family that extends beyond the immediate family
• Conjugal family – Family of a married couple and their children
• Immediate family – Term for the closest family relatives
• Matrifocal family – Mother-centered family structure

By social context:

• Crime family –
• Dysfunctional family –
• Royal family –

History of the family

• Family law

• Family medicine

• Family planning

• Family reunion

• Family therapy
• Family tree
• Family values

• Mother's Day
  • Mother's Day in the U.S.
• Father's Day
• Father–Daughter Day
• Siblings Day
• National Grandparents Day
• Parents' Day
• Children's Day
  • Children's Day in Japan
• Family Day
  • Family Day in Canada
  • American Family Day
  • International Day of Families
• National Family Week
  • National Family Week in the United Kingdom
• National Adoption Day

• Alliance Defending Freedom
• American Family Association
• Family Equality
• Family Promise
• Family Research Council
• Family Watch International
• Focus on the Family
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• National Fatherhood Initiative
• National Organization for Marriage
• National Parents Organization
• Parents Television and Media Council
• World Family Organization