nuclear family

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The SPLC’s Florida list includes the American College of Pediatricians, a conservative-leaning, pro-life group that promotes parental rights, the nuclear family and “honest interpretation of scientific pediatric research, without deference to current political persuasions.”

From Washington Times

“Where do you draw that line: nuclear family, brothers, cousins, parents?” he said.

From New York Times

This and other filmed works share ideas about personal and collective power and ask questions about society, such as the way we raise children beyond a nuclear family.

From BBC

For a clan that pined for travel and events, the county fair was the first mass gathering outside their nuclear family in some time.

From Seattle Times

All the donors were stellar — spotless medical histories and well-scribed personal narratives about why they wanted to donate — but it didn't eclipse the image of a nuclear family I'd always envisioned for myself.

From Salon