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EXTENDED FAMILY [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

A family that comprises not only parents and children but also consanguine and conjugal relatives living in proximity.

OBS

extended family: frequently contrasted with "nuclear family."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
DEF

Famille à laquelle se rajoute le grand-père, la grand-mère, une tante, un oncle [...] vivant dans la même maison.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
DEF

Familia [...] compuesta por padres, hijos y uno o más parientes.

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