nuclear family

This contrasts with the Western nuclear family model, where learning is often centered around parents or teachers in a formalized school setting.

Data show “nontraditional” families — those made up of single parents, single adults, cohabiting couples and stepfamilies — now outnumber “traditional” nuclear families in the United States.

For people who don’t fit the nuclear family mold or enjoy amicable relationships with their mother or kids, the holiday can bring up all sorts of challenges instead.

The cool aunt also provides a critical alternative to the limitations of the nuclear family.

In the modern age of the nuclear family, the single-parent household is often on its own.