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Families
come in many varieties. They can be single parents raising children,
alone or with friends, with partners or with relatives. They can
be gay or lesbian partners, a grandmother raising a grandchild,
adults of all ages with or without children, or a group of friends
living together. By choice or by chance, families are the bonds
we all form.
FamilyTrends considers these and other types
of families. Using research literature, FamilyTrends discusses the
prevalence, strengths, and challenges of different kinds of families,
and identifies characteristics common to certain famity forms. Because
to really understand the needs of families--to shape policy and
inform practice--we must begin by understanding families themselves.
FamilyTrends is produced by the Jordan Institute
for Families at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School
of Social Work.
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