an expansion of the nuclear family (parents and dependent children), usually built around a unilineal descent group (i.e., a group in which descent through either the female or the male line is emphasized). The extended family system often, but not exclusively, occurs in regions in which economic conditions make it difficult for the nuclear family to achieve self-sufficiency. Cooperation being necessary, aid is recruited, usually either from the patrilineal kin or the matrilineal kin. In traditional China, for example, the extended family ideally consisted of the nuclear family of the head of the household, his unmarried daughters, his sons and their families, his sons' sons' families and unmarried daughters, and so forth. The extended family may include more distant kin, but the uncles, aunts, or cousins usually belong to the same clan as members of the core lineage. The relationships between members of the extended family are such that the form of address a person employs consists of an extension of nuclear family terms to a wider circle of relatives within the resident clan. In a matrilineal family, for example, a person might refer to his maternal uncle as "father" and to the latter's children as "brothers" and "sisters." The extended family does not necessarily live in the same dwelling, but normally the members live close together and work in teams. It is common for the senior kin to assume the role of mate selection for those of marriageable age, who are considered too inexperienced to make a proper choice. Qualities sought in a spouse by the interested kin in an extended family include work ability, capacity to adapt, procreative power, status, and financial worth.
they are mostly extended families depending on how large the family is.
The way Bantu families were organized was extended families
horizontally extended: mum, dad, children, aunts and uncles vertically extended: mum, dad, children, grandparents
Slaves increased their personal support by building extended families.
no
They had extended families to help do household chores and farm
Yes, there are several extended families that live together in Puerto Rico. The families help each other with bills and food.
They had extended families to help care for the kids if the parents are sold as slaves.
People in Mozambique live in extended families because it is part of their culture to do so, and because by doing so they can get by with less individual income.
because they are muslims and muslims like bombs
There were extended families in industrial civilization. However, in the last hundred years or so, they have became more spread out, gegraphically, and had less direct impact on their members.
All people have extended families. Some cultures make more of them than others do.