Living in an extended family provides many things that a nuclear family does not.

An extended family is a family that extends beyond the immediate family, consisting of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all living nearby or in the same household.

Family planning services have currently been extended to youth.

Economic background Economic background has become a very prominent factor in the likelihood of living in an extended family.

The extended family, indeed, remains central even in the large enterprise sector.

16.1 The family in Vanuatu includes the extended family which consists of the children's grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and in laws.

She felt rejected by her extended family as a result of a failed marriage.

The basic family unit is the extended family, although there has been a growing trend towards nuclear families for socio economic reasons.

I worry because all around me, even within my extended family, I see religion being manipulated.

And the group is growing, as children get married, and so their extended family gets added.

The term can refer to any extended family, polyamorous or to a polygamy of any type.

These extended family members tend to gather often for family events and to feel responsible for helping and supporting one another, both emotionally and financially.

Of the extended family of 14, ten were killed, including an infant, a two year old baby, a 10 year old boy, and a 12 year old girl.

The Committee recommends that the State party take effective measures to develop and promote an effective and extended system of foster care and other family based alternative care.

Problems range from small disputes over property, often between members of an extended family, to multiple ownership titles as well as illegal occupation and confiscation of property by others.

By the same token, our mental image of the multigenerational extended family needs to include those in the West.

Like many people in rural India, Devi lives in an extended family with other relatives, so she is confident that there would be others to bring up her child if necessary.

However, even in cultures where adults are expected to leave home after marriage to begin their own nuclear based households, the extended family often forms an important support network offering similar advantages.

In Libya, Khadija Teri describes how Eid is smoother away from the prying eyes of the extended family. She explains

By contrast, the extended family is giving way in India to nuclear families, which now account for 64 of households.

Sexual assault and coercion can occur at all stages of a woman's life, whether in the context of marriage, between close family or extended family members, between acquaintances or total strangers.

Following an evaluation, the Act was extended in December 2001.

(a) The need for an extended presence of international forces.

As has been practiced from time immemorial, social security for the majority of the population is cared by the extended family.

They are also a time when the value of the extended family network can really be seen in action. In the past marriages were arranged between the bridegroom's family and the family of the bride, usually through uncles or a highly placed male in the family.

Instead, once again, there was an extended focus on the past.

Aiming at an integrated system for the reconciliation of family and working life, the all day primary and nursery school were established. Already, there are 3,964 primary and 2,169 nursery schools with extended working hours.

Turning to paragraph 16.1 of the State party's report, she asked for an explanation of the statement a married woman may be affected by the decisions of men and women in her spouse's extended family .

Besides classic family, a community of married spouses with children, which is still a dominant family form, the number of single parents is increasing, as well as extended or reorganized families, and extramarital communities.

Ms. Eteuati Shon (Samoa), replying to questions by Ms. Saiga, said that the extended family included all members of the chiefly title holder's family, whether or not they were resident in the home village.

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Further to the principle that all decisions concerning children should be guided by their best interests, when family reunification is not possible, even with an extended family member, foster care or other arrangements will need to be made to ensure the safety and well being of children in the long term.

First, according to the report, chiefly title holders represented their extended family and she would like to know who was included in that group.

The free travel scheme operated by the Department of Social and Family Affairs had been extended to the rural transport initiative in July 2003.

In a marriage for example, the bridegroom's extended family will contribute to the bride price and this contribution is regarded as an obligation that will be returned in some future time when one of his relations gets married.

Her aim is to replace journalists acceptance of the party line even if the party is her own extended family with a more critical perspective.

It further notes that the author has not presented any evidence as to the needs of his extended family and why they cannot be met.

With regard to the chiefly title system, a chief was considered the representative of the extended family and as such was entitled to vote and stand for election, was the custodian of family land and assets and was responsible for the behaviour of the entire family.

For an integrated system of reconciling family and the working life of women, the operation of all day primary schools and kindergartens has been established. Already there are 3,964 primary schools and 2,169 kindergartens operating with extended working hours.

As the family grew, music continued to be an important part of family life.

(d) An extended definition of skill level and a method of measuring that concept operationally in an international context

The importance of an extended family is one that many people may not realize, but having a support system and many forms of income may help people today because of the difficulties in finding a job and bringing in enough money.

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An Iraqi refugee family arriving in Europe.

In the suburbanized, dual income United States, stay at home moms are actually missing the social infrastructure that comes from extended family and local, small scale neighborhoods.