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- Dictionaryextended family/ɪkˌstɛndɪd ˈfam(ɪ)li/
noun
- 1. a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives.
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- Anthropologists classify most family organizations as matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), conjugal (a married couple with children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or extended (in addition to parents, spouse and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins).
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4 days ago · The Future of Extended Families. The concept of the extended family is a fundamental aspect of sociological study, reflecting diverse social structures and cultural traditions. Unlike the nuclear family, which consists of parents and their children, the extended family includes additional relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
3 days ago · Historically, extended families were the basic family unit in the Catholic culture and countries (such as Southern Europe and Latin America), and in Asian, Middle Eastern and Eastern Orthodox countries.
5 days ago · Family is about solidarity and supporting each other. Like a team that never gives up in the face of adversity, the strong family never fractures apart under the onslaught of life. Divorce, illness – even death – will never be enough to tear apart a tough and loving family.
3 days ago · 8 insights from the most successful long-term family enterprises This image shows a diamond with 8 Insights. Insight 1 says: Build and Sustain a “Great” Extended family. Insight 2 says: Foundation of Values to Define Culture and Focus. Insight 3 says: The Culture Shift From Paternalism to Partnership.
4 days ago · Extended vs. nuclear family. There is a very interesting conversation going on in chat about the support of extended family, neighbours and friends vs. living and relying just on a nuclear unit. I thought I'd put this in the Muslim forum to talk about people's lived experiences. I live with my husband and kids and we have always lived ...
4 days ago · Platonic love is generally the type of love that exists in friendships and with family members, while romantic love usually exists in romantic relationships. Meanwhile, familial love or parent-child love is a specific type of platonic love normally experienced within families.
2 days ago · Through the practice of self-disclosure and the development of a vocabulary to use and the self-confidence to use it, a family can gradually learn how to communicate with extended family members and friends.
