Living arrangements

300px|thumb|Howard Pyle's 19th century illustration of a marooned [[pirate]] Solitude, also known as social withdrawal, is a state of seclusion or isolation, meaning lack of socialisation. Effects can be either positive or negative, depending on the situation. Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think, or rest without disturbance. It may be desired for the sake of privacy. Long-term solitude may stem from soured relationships, loss of loved ones, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, neurological disorders such as circadian rhythm sleep disorder,

Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become increasingly common in Western countries since the late 20th century, led by changing social views, especially regarding marriage. The term dates from the mid 16th century, being used with this meaning as early as 1530.

A joint family is a traditional family structure where multiple generations, like grandparents, parents, and children, live together under one roof

family group consisting of parents and their children (one or more)

parent raising a child alone

cooperative with the aim of providing its members with affordable housing

planned, socially-cohesive, residential community

The avunculate, sometimes called avunculism or avuncularism, is any social institution where a special relationship exists between an uncle and his sisters' children. This relationship can be formal or informal, depending on the society. Early anthropological research focused on the association between the avunculate and matrilineal descent, while later research has expanded to consider the avunculate in general society.

thumb|250px|right|Cohousing playground next to common house

house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights

thumb|A shared kitchen in student accommodation at the University of Exeter in England

thumb|Cell of a recluse with hagioscope in [[Bro Church, Gotland, Sweden]] A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion and solitude. The word is from the Latin , which means 'to open' or 'disclose'.

thumb|Roommates in a Niagara Falls, New York boardinghouse, 1943 A roommate is a person with whom one shares a living facility such as a room or dormitory except when being family or romantically involved. Similar terms include dorm-mate, suite-mate, housemate, or flatmate ("flat": the usual term in British English for an apartment). Flatmate is the term most commonly used in New Zealand, when referring to the rental of an unshared room within any type of dwelling. Another similar term is sharemate (shared living spaces are often called sharehouses in Australia and other Commonwealth countries

living arrangement

thumb|250px|"Apodment" microapartment building, Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill, [[Seattle]] A microapartment, also known as a microflat, micro-condo, or micro-unit is a one-room, self-contained living space, usually purpose built, designed to accommodate a sitting space, sleeping space, bathroom and kitchenette with 14–32 square metres (150–350 sq ft).

Family Structure

boarding school

thumb|Charles VI of France|Charles VI bedridden and his physician Being bedridden is a form of immobility that can present as the inability to move or even sit upright. It differs from bed-rest, a form of non-invasive treatment that is usually part of recovery or the limitation of activities. Some of the more serious consequences of being bedridden is the high risk of developing thrombosis and muscle wasting (atrophy).

an agricultural community based on agricultural labor

co-operative housing corporation where individuals or families work together to directly construct in a cooperative fashion

extended family common in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in India

thumb|A 1792 painting of a Hindu temple and choultry (a travelers' rest house) Choultry is a resting place, an inn or caravansary for travelers, pilgrims or visitors to a site, typically linked to Buddhist, Jain and Hindu temples. They are also referred to as .