Traditional, single-parent, blended, extended: there are many ways to define a family. This video examines different types of families and the roles they play in the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and moral development of their members. Additional topics include stresses on the family structure and the "changing seasons" of the family cycle.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Mar. 02, 2010. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Types of Families (1:30) -- Changes in Family Structure (1:16) -- Family Roles & Family Cycle (1:27) -- Exceptions to Family Cycles (0:56) -- Parental Authority (0:57) -- Physical Development (0:53) -- Provide for Physical Needs (1:01) -- Value of Extended Family (1:03) -- Brain Development (0:48) -- Emotional Development (1:11) -- Parents Shape Emotional Responses (1:17) -- Encouraging Intellectual Development (1:12) -- Encouraging Curiosity and Discovery (1:05) -- Social Development (0:56) -- Social Interaction (0:56) -- Cultural and Ethnic Diversity (1:06) -- Family Foundations: Moral Development (1:22) -- Family Rules and Values (1:50) -- Social Change and Strong Families (0:38) -- Social Change and Strong Families (0:38)