Extended Family
What will be an ideal response?
A family in which relatives such as grandparents, aunts or uncles live in the same home as their parents and their children.
Advantages over Nuclear Family
Death, divorce, and illness put less strain cos more people can provide emotional assistance. .
Larger economic unit than the nuclear family.
If the family is involved in a common business, the additional family members can be the difference between prosperity and failure.
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The marriage rate in the United States is similar across categories of sex and race
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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