PSY 3123 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nuclear Family, Department Of Justice And Correctional Services, Family Therapy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Guergana Roumenova Mileva;

Document Summary

Household: a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling. The wendat (huron) natives considered anyone who lived in a longhouse together family, most individuals in the house originated from a single female. Communal living: a group of people who may or may not be related by birth or marriage sharing financial resources and living arrangements. The legal family ( census family ): used by statisitcs canada, includes individuals living in the same dwelling, spouses, common-law, children, single parents, etc. Children may be children by birth, marriage, or adoption regardless of their age or marital status provided they do not have their own spouse or child living in the dwelling. Grandchildren living with grandparents without parents are also considered a census family. Correctional services of canada: private family visiting program is available to spouses, common-law problem, children, parents, foster parents, siblings, grandparents, and persons with whom in the opinion of the institutional head have a close family bond.