Which term refers to a family formed when a previous family breaks up and is reassembled by marriage or cohabitation?

Which term refers to a family formed when a previous family breaks up and is reassembled by marriage or cohabitation?

• A. Lone parent family
• B. Reconstituted family
• C. Gay or lesbian family
• D. Single person household

Answer: (B)

Reconstituted families form when a previous family breaks up and is reassembled through marriage or cohabitation. This creates a new family unit that includes stepparents and often step-siblings, coming together after divorce or separation. It’s different from a lone-parent family, which centers on one parent raising children without a new partner; from a single person household, which is someone living alone; and from a family formed by same-sex parents, which isn’t defined by a remarriage or reassembly after a breakup. The defining idea is the restructuring of the family through a new partnering arrangement after a previous family has ended.