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blended family [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

A family in which at least one of the adult partners has children from a previous marriage or relationship.

Key term(s)
  • step family
  • step-family
  • step parent family

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
DEF

Famille formée de deux adultes vivant en couple, qu'ils soient mariés ou non, et d'au moins un enfant issu d'une union précédente de l'un des deux.

OBS

famille reconstituée : Bien que ce terme soit critiqué par certains auteurs, qui considèrent qu'il s'agit d'une impropriété, il est toutefois présent dans l'usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
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