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Monogamy -

two individual

Found in Europe, the USA and most Christian cultures

Serial monogamy -

A series of monogamous marriages

Arranged marriage -

Found in Europe and the USA, where there are high rates of divorce and remariaga Marriages arranged by parents to match their children with partners of a similar background and status

Civil partnership -

Found in the Indian sub-continent and Muslim, Sikh and Hindu minority ethnic groups in Britain

Civil partnership gives legal recognition to the relationships of same-sex couples giving civil partners equal treatment to married couples range of legal givatters. In 2014, gay and lesbian couples were legally enabled to marry on the same basis as different sex couples.

Polygamy -

Marriage to more than one partner at the same time

Includes polygyny and polyandry

Polygyny -

One husband and two or more wives

Found in Islamic countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Polyandry -

One wife and two or more husbands

Found in Tibet, among the Todas of southern India, and among the Marquesan Islanders

Nuclear family -

Two generations: parents and children living in the same household

Extended family -

All kin including and beyond the nuclear family

Classic extended family -

An extended family sharing the same household or living near each other

Modified extended family -

An extended family living far apart, but keeping in touch by phone, letters, email, networking websites like Facebook and frequent visits

Beanpole family -

A multi-generation extended family, which is long and thin, with few aunts, undes and cousins, reflecting fewer children being born in each generation, but people living longer

Patriarchal family -

Authority held by males

Matriarchal family -

Authority held by females

Symmetrical family -

Authority and household tasks shared between male and female partners

Reconstituted family or stepfamily or blended family

One or both partners previously married, with children of previous relationships

Lone parent family -

Lone parent with dependent children, most commonly after divorce or separation (though may also arise from death of a partner or unwillingness to marry or cohabit)

Gay or lesbian family -

Same-sex couple living together with children

Single person household -

An individual living alone