Familialism
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Familialism or familism is a philosophy that puts priority to family. The term familialism has been specifically used for advocating a welfare system wherein it is presumed that families will take res
A woman at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear holding a sign that declares her ideas of family values
Nuclear family
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A nuclear family – also called an elementary family, atomic family, or conjugal family – is a family group consisting of two parents and their children, typically living in one home residence. The ter
A portrait of the Shumard family in Seattle, Washington, c. 1955 (during the mid-century baby boom), illustrating the stereotypical structure of a nuclear family
P. E. Svinhufvud, the president of Finland (center), with his extended family on his 75th birthday in 1936
An employee of the Ford Motor Company with his family, car, and detached house in Detroit, Michigan, United States (1954). New social and economic realities have made nuclear families like this one less common.
Painting of an unknown nuclear family in Washington, D.C., dated 1850