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social science subjects > sociology > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > extended family
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > extended family
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > extended family
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > extended family

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extended family  

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  • Extended families, more so than nuclear families, are characterized by great variation in type and form. The term extended family is usually applied to family systems where the ideal is for multiple generations to live together, so that a man and his wife live with the families of their married sons (or daughters in a matrilocal society) and all other unmarried children. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Family, Extended]

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