is there a word 'nuclear family'? what does it mean?

Answer 1

Well, I'd really call it more a "term" than a "word." But, yes, it does exist. It was coined during the 1950s, during the height of the baby boom and the cold war (during which time we were living under the constant threat of a nuclear war). It is used to refer to a family consisting of two parents (a mother and a father), and two children (usually, a boy and a girl). At the time, it was the epitome of what most people desired, including the nice house in the suburbs with two cars in the driveway. It also didn't include the obligatory family dog. With the advent of wide spread divorce resulting in step families, half-siblings, etc, the phrase "the nuclear family has exploded" is a way of saying that such a thing exists no more. (I beg to differ)

Answer 2

Whatever you said is absolutely right. Even I have exactly the same thing. No doubt that joint family is better, but that doesn't make a nuclear family bad. And joint family is better only if all the people in it are able to live harmoniously otherwise it may become worse than hell. There are many books saying rubbish. But we can't ban all of them. So what I would say is better ignore this book. But if you think that you actually can make it possible to ban this book. Then please go for it. We don't need rubbish books spoiling the thought process of the society

Answer 3

Yes....
"the term nuclear family was developed in the western world to distinguish the family group consisting of parents and their children, usually a father, mother, and children, from what is known as an extended family. According to Merriam-Webster the term dates back to 1947 and is therefore relatively new, although nuclear family structures themselves are not.[1][2] Generally, the trend to shift from extended to nuclear family structures has been supported by increasing mobility and modernization."

Answer 4

Yes there is. This is a type of family according to who compose it. Nuclear family also known as Conjugal family is the type which is made up of only the parents and the children. Another type of family is the Extended family or the Consanguine family which comprises the parents, children and kin/relatives i.e. grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. This type of family is common among cultures that exhibit close family ties.

Answer 5

A nuclear family is one that has a mom AND dad and kids, maybe a pet or two. The "stereotypical normal" family.
Compared to a single parent family, or divorced family with step parents and step siblings.

Answer 6

nuclear family is the normal family unit - mother, father, and the children. Outside the nuclear family would be grandparents, step-parents, cousins, etc. At least that was what I was taught in my sociology class anyway.

Answer 7

To be precise, there is a phrase, "nuclear family." Nuclear refers to the base level of material i.e. atoms and such. So Nuclear Family refers to the basis of family: mom/dad/sibling(s). No cousins or grans.

Answer 8

One of the readers s98130 has already given a very precise answer. Nuclear family as opposed to joint family includes your spouse and kids only. Sadly it excludes your parents.

Answer 9

Nuclear family - a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner

Answer 10

The term "nuclear family" refers to the families that survived nuclear disasters such as from our bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and from nuclear reactor meltdowns such as those at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. Because those families became full of radioactivity, they became known as "nuclear families".