Oh brother.
Man + Woman + Child(ren) = Family.
Better?
My cousin's a barber, I'll have him send you a whole bag of hairs to split.
Given the context of the original article, and comparing it to the God-ordained model - that is the point I'm making.
I know what you meant. But the point I'm making is that the "family" changes as economics and conditions dictate. For instance, Man+Woman+Children+grandparents is also a family,as is man+woman+children+uncle lou.