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==Definition==

==Definition==

*1:  a [[family]] that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a [[nuclear family]]

*1:  a [[family]] that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a [[nuclear family]]

==Description==

==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].

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 [https://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 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.

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.

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]

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.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_family]

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Family]]'''''

*'''''[[Family]]'''''