Which term refers to a family unit consisting of a husband and wife and their children?

• A. Conjugal family
• B. Consanguine
• C. Aggregate
• D. Amalgamation

Answer: (A)

Conjugal family is the term that describes a family unit centered on a husband and wife with their children. It emphasizes the marital bond and the dependent children living in the same household, which is the classic nuclear family structure many societies recognize. The other options describe different concepts: consanguine refers to blood relations rather than a household formed by a married couple; an aggregate is merely a collection of people without a specific family or household connection; and amalgamation means blending or merging things, not a family type. So the best label for a family consisting of a married couple and their children is conjugal family.