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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935 1935]
==Definition==
*1: a [[family]] that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a [[nuclear family]]
==Description==
The term '''extended family''' defines a [[family]] that extends beyond the immediate family, consisting of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all living nearby or in the same household. An example is a [[married]] couple that lives with either the [[husband]] or the [[wife]]'s [[parents]]. The family changes from immediate household to extended household. In some circumstances, the extended family comes to live either with or in place of a member of the immediate family. These families include, in one household, near relatives in addition to a [[immediate]] family. An example would be an [[elderly]] parent who moves in with his or her [[children]] due to old age. This places large demands on the caregivers, particularly on the [[female]] relatives who choose to perform these [[duties]] for their extended family. In [[modern]] Western cultures [[dominated]] by immediate family constructs, the term has come to be used generically to refer to grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, whether they live together within the same household or not. However, it may also refer to a family unit in which several [[generations]] live together within a single household. In some [[cultures]], the term is used synonymously with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consanguineous_family consanguineous family].
In a stem family, a type of extended family, first presented by Frédéric Le Play, [[parents]] will live with one [[child]] and his or her [[spouse]], as well as the children of both, while other children will leave the house or remain in it unmarried. The stem family is sometimes associated with inegalitarian inheritance practices, as in Japan and Korea, but the term has also been used in some [[contexts]] to describe a family type where parents live with a married child and his or her spouse and children, but the transfer of land and moveable [[property]] is more or less [[egalitarian]], as in the case of traditional Romania,[4] northeastern Thailand[5] or Mesoamerican indigenous peoples. In these cases, the child who [[cares]] for the [[parents]] usually receives the house in addition to his or her own [[share]] of land and moveable property.
In an ''extended family'', [[parents]] and their children's families may often live under a single roof. This type of joint family often includes multiple [[generations]] in the family. From [[culture]] to culture, the variance of the term may have different [[meanings]]. For instance, in India, the family is a [[patriarchal]] society, with the sons' families often staying in the same house.
In the joint family set-up, the workload is [[shared]] among the members, often unequally. The [[roles]] of [[women]] are often restricted to housewives and this usually involves cooking, cleaning, and organizing for the entire family. The patriarch of the family (often the oldest [[male]] member) lays down the rules and [[arbitrates]] [[disputes]]. Other senior members of the household babysit [[infants]] in case their [[mother]] is working. They are also responsible in teaching the younger children their mother tongue, [[manners]], and [[etiquette]]. Grandparents often take the leading roles due to the fact that they have the most [[experience]] with [[parenting]] and maintaining a household. Amy Goyer, AARP multigenerational issues [[expert]], said the most common multigenerational household is one with a grandparent as head of household and his adult children having moved in with their children, an arrangement usually spurred by the needs of one or both to combine [[resources]] and save [[money]]. The second most popular is a grandparent moving in with an adult child's family, usually for [[care]]-giving reasons. She noted that 2.5 million grandparents say they are [[responsible]] for the basic needs of the grandchild living with them.
It has often been presumed that ''extended family'' groups sharing a single household enjoy certain [[advantages]], such as a greater sense of [[security]] and belonging due to [[sharing]] a wider pool of members to serve as resources during a [[crisis]], and more role models to help perpetuate desired [[behavior]] and cultural [[values]]. However, it should be noted that even in cultures where adults are [[expected]] to leave home after [[marriage]] to begin their own nuclear-based households, the extended family often forms an important [[support]] network offering similar advantages. Particularly in working-class communities, grown children tend to be establishing their own households within the same general area as their [[parents]], aunts, uncles, and grandparents. These extended family members tend to gather often for [[family]] [[events]] and to feel [[responsible]] for helping and supporting one another, both emotionally and financially.
While contemporary [[families]] may be considered more mobile in general than in the [[past]], [[sociologists]] find that this has not necessarily resulted in the [[disintegration]] of extended family networks. Rather, [[technological]] aids such as the [[Internet]] and social networking sites such as Facebook are now commonly used to retain contact and maintain these family ties.
Particularly in the case of single-parent households, it can be helpful for ''extended family'' members to [[share]] a single household in order to share the [[burden]] of meeting expenses. On the other hand, sharing a household can present a disadvantage depending on the sizes and number of families involved, particularly when only a few members shoulder most of the [[responsibility]] to meet expenses for the family's basic needs.
An estimated 49 million Americans (16.1% of the total population) live in [[homes]] comprising three or more [[generations]], up from 42 million in 2000. This situation is similar in Western Europe. Another 34 percent live within a kilometer of their children.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_family]
==See also==
*'''''[[Family]]'''''
*'''''[[Nuclear Family]]'''''
[[Category: Sociology]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935 1935]
==Definition==
*1: a [[family]] that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a [[nuclear family]]
==Description==
The term '''extended family''' defines a [[family]] that extends beyond the immediate family, consisting of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all living nearby or in the same household. An example is a [[married]] couple that lives with either the [[husband]] or the [[wife]]'s [[parents]]. The family changes from immediate household to extended household. In some circumstances, the extended family comes to live either with or in place of a member of the immediate family. These families include, in one household, near relatives in addition to a [[immediate]] family. An example would be an [[elderly]] parent who moves in with his or her [[children]] due to old age. This places large demands on the caregivers, particularly on the [[female]] relatives who choose to perform these [[duties]] for their extended family. In [[modern]] Western cultures [[dominated]] by immediate family constructs, the term has come to be used generically to refer to grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, whether they live together within the same household or not. However, it may also refer to a family unit in which several [[generations]] live together within a single household. In some [[cultures]], the term is used synonymously with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consanguineous_family consanguineous family].
In a stem family, a type of extended family, first presented by Frédéric Le Play, [[parents]] will live with one [[child]] and his or her [[spouse]], as well as the children of both, while other children will leave the house or remain in it unmarried. The stem family is sometimes associated with inegalitarian inheritance practices, as in Japan and Korea, but the term has also been used in some [[contexts]] to describe a family type where parents live with a married child and his or her spouse and children, but the transfer of land and moveable [[property]] is more or less [[egalitarian]], as in the case of traditional Romania,[4] northeastern Thailand[5] or Mesoamerican indigenous peoples. In these cases, the child who [[cares]] for the [[parents]] usually receives the house in addition to his or her own [[share]] of land and moveable property.
In an ''extended family'', [[parents]] and their children's families may often live under a single roof. This type of joint family often includes multiple [[generations]] in the family. From [[culture]] to culture, the variance of the term may have different [[meanings]]. For instance, in India, the family is a [[patriarchal]] society, with the sons' families often staying in the same house.
In the joint family set-up, the workload is [[shared]] among the members, often unequally. The [[roles]] of [[women]] are often restricted to housewives and this usually involves cooking, cleaning, and organizing for the entire family. The patriarch of the family (often the oldest [[male]] member) lays down the rules and [[arbitrates]] [[disputes]]. Other senior members of the household babysit [[infants]] in case their [[mother]] is working. They are also responsible in teaching the younger children their mother tongue, [[manners]], and [[etiquette]]. Grandparents often take the leading roles due to the fact that they have the most [[experience]] with [[parenting]] and maintaining a household. Amy Goyer, AARP multigenerational issues [[expert]], said the most common multigenerational household is one with a grandparent as head of household and his adult children having moved in with their children, an arrangement usually spurred by the needs of one or both to combine [[resources]] and save [[money]]. The second most popular is a grandparent moving in with an adult child's family, usually for [[care]]-giving reasons. She noted that 2.5 million grandparents say they are [[responsible]] for the basic needs of the grandchild living with them.
It has often been presumed that ''extended family'' groups sharing a single household enjoy certain [[advantages]], such as a greater sense of [[security]] and belonging due to [[sharing]] a wider pool of members to serve as resources during a [[crisis]], and more role models to help perpetuate desired [[behavior]] and cultural [[values]]. However, it should be noted that even in cultures where adults are [[expected]] to leave home after [[marriage]] to begin their own nuclear-based households, the extended family often forms an important [[support]] network offering similar advantages. Particularly in working-class communities, grown children tend to be establishing their own households within the same general area as their [[parents]], aunts, uncles, and grandparents. These extended family members tend to gather often for [[family]] [[events]] and to feel [[responsible]] for helping and supporting one another, both emotionally and financially.
While contemporary [[families]] may be considered more mobile in general than in the [[past]], [[sociologists]] find that this has not necessarily resulted in the [[disintegration]] of extended family networks. Rather, [[technological]] aids such as the [[Internet]] and social networking sites such as Facebook are now commonly used to retain contact and maintain these family ties.
Particularly in the case of single-parent households, it can be helpful for ''extended family'' members to [[share]] a single household in order to share the [[burden]] of meeting expenses. On the other hand, sharing a household can present a disadvantage depending on the sizes and number of families involved, particularly when only a few members shoulder most of the [[responsibility]] to meet expenses for the family's basic needs.
An estimated 49 million Americans (16.1% of the total population) live in [[homes]] comprising three or more [[generations]], up from 42 million in 2000. This situation is similar in Western Europe. Another 34 percent live within a kilometer of their children.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_family]
==See also==
*'''''[[Family]]'''''
*'''''[[Nuclear Family]]'''''
[[Category: Sociology]]