Alaine and his wife Cleo and their two young sons live in a house they built shortly after Alain and Cleo got married. Cleo's parents live in a nearby city and Alaine has family across the country that they seldom see. How would a sociologist describe Alaine and Cleo's two-child family?

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A nuclear family consists of a married couple and their children living together in one household. This is the case for Alaine, Cleo, and their two sons living in the house they built. The fact that Cleo's parents live in a nearby city and Alaine's family is far away indicates that they do not live with or have frequent interaction with extended family members, making the choice of "extended" incorrect. "Disjointed" and "conjugal" are not accurate descriptions of a family type.

Alaine and His Wife Cleo and Their Two Young Sons