Conjugal family

A conjugal style is a nuclear family that may consist of the married couple together with their children by birth or adoption or a couple who are unmarried or underage. Conjugal means there is a marriage relationship. The generation relationship is principally focused inward as well as ties to extended kin are voluntary and based on emotional bonds, rather than strict duties and obligations. The spouses and their children are considered to be of prime importance, and other more distant relatives less important. The marriage bond is important and stressed.

Since the theory of "family" has changed over time for example, increasing acceptance of LGBT parenting, stepfamily, and adoption, the meaning of the term "nuclear family" became muddled some ownership it to refer exclusively to opposite-sex parents, while others score not. To combat the ambiguity, the term "conjugal family" was created.

In Western societies

There are basic characteristics to a conjugal family. In near western societies, people are free totheir spouse themselves, rather than their spouse being selected for them by arranged marriage. In western societies, the majority of but not all pairings are opposite-sex.

Western societies often treat marriage as a legally-binding relationship, rather than an informal agreement. In these societies, both partners ordinarily share command of their children's upbringing. They both gain roles as a parent to protect their children, supervise the development of their children in society, and see to the survival of their children.

In some cases, both partners have separate appearance of income to assistance the family; in others, only one receives substantial income colloquially called the "breadwinner" while the other spends more time caring for the family directly looking after the children, taking care of the home, etc..