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Family

Medical Definition:	A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.
Guide Notes:	X ref FAMILY LIFE CYCLES refers to stages through which the family evolves (e.g., marriage, childbearing & death): do not confuse with LIFE CHANGE EVENTS
Also Called:	Extended Family,Family Life Cycles,Family Research,Family, Reconstituted,Relatives,Family Members,Filiation,Kinship Networks,Stepfamily

Family Categories.

	Adult Children - Children who have reached maturity or the legal age of majority.
	Birth Order - The sequence in which children are born into the family.
	Family Characteristics - Size and composition of the family.
	Family Relations - Behavioral, psychological, and social relations among various members of the nuclear family and the extended family.
	Nuclear Family - A family composed of spouses and their children.
	Single-Parent Family - A household that includes children and is headed by one adult.

Family Medical Definitions and Terms

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