The family one forms with a mate and one's own children is known as

• A. Family of origin
• B. Nuclear family
• C. Family of procreation
• D. Adoptive family

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is the distinction between the family you are born into and the family you create through marriage and parenting. The term that fits "the family one forms with a mate and one's own children" is the family of procreation. This label emphasizes the new family unit you establish by marrying and having (or adopting) children, marking a transition from the family of origin to your own household.

Family of origin refers to the family you were raised in, not the one you form. A nuclear family describes a common structural form—two parents and their dependent children—but it doesn’t specify the act of forming that family. An adoptive family describes a family formed through adoption, which can be part of a family of procreation, but the standard term for creating a family through marriage and parenting is family of procreation.