According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics definition of ‘family’, families are comprised of two or more persons, one of whom is at least 15 years of age, who are related by blood, marriage adoption, step or fostering, and who are usually resident in the same household. The couple:Group of answer choicesCan be in a legally registered marriage or defacto relationship or single-parent status.Must be heterosexual and be in a legally registered marriage, or single-parent status.Must be heterosexual and be in a legally registered marriage or defacto relationship, or single-parent status.Can be in a legally registered marriage, or single-parent status.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, two or more persons who are usually resident in the same household can be regarded as a family.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Family is a term that is difficult to define. When studying sociology it is important to remember that:Group of answer choicesSociologist try to keep the definition open so that people who walk by each other on the street are a family.Sociologists try to keep the definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally close to each other.Sociologists only consider people who live in the same household to be a family.Sociologists only consider traditional marriage as a requirement to be a family.

How do you define family?

Compare the common family structures of Western cultures and Indigenous Australian cultures.

Family of orientation is the family in which an individual is raised.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse