题目内容：

Types of Family Structures

Family structure has changed noticeably over the last 50 years. 1.

Nuclear Family

The nuclear family is the traditional type of family structure, consisting of two parents and children. 2. Children in nuclear families receive strength and stability from the two-parent structure and generally have more opportunities due o the financial ease of two adults In America, almost 70 percent of children live in a nuclear family unit.

Extended Family

The extended family structure consists of two or more adults who are related, either by blood or marriage, living in the same home. This family includes many relatives living together and working toward common goals. 3. Extended families are becoming increasingly common all over the world.

Stepfamily

Many marriages end in divorce, and many of these individuals choose to get remarried. This creates the stepfamily which involves two separate families merging into one new unit. 4. Stepfamilies are as common as the nuclear family, though they tend to have more problems. Stepfamilies need to learn to work together to ensure these family units run smoothly.

There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to what is the best type of family structure. 5. Families need to do what is best for each other and themselves, and that can be achieved in almost any unit.

A. Parents go to look after elders occasionally.

B. They raise the children together, due to financial difficulties.

C. The nuclear family was long held by society as the ideal to raise children.

D. It consists of a new husband and wife and their children from previous marriages.

E. As long as a family is filled with love and support for one another, it is successful.

F. The following types of families exist today, with some falling into different kind.

G. While these types of families are distinct in definition, in practice the lines are less clear.