In extended families

Multiple generations 

Live together

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This is a phenomenon

Experienced 

Especially

In the developing world

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Most social scientists

Attribute this

To poverty

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For grandparents

Parents, uncles

And aunts 

Pool their resources

While living

Under the same roof

- – -

The family head

Is usually

Based on age

And experience

Of an individual

Family member

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In a well run

Extended family

There are meetings

To determine

What’s best

For the group

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In 2000

There were

78-thousand

Such families

In America

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With the economy

The way it is

It could be expected

That this number

Has risen

And is impacting

The middle class

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Children

And their families

Are moving back in

With their parents

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Many are unable to find

Jobs

And if they did

They are the first

To be let go

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Some cultures

Believe the extended

Family 

Is a good idea

When it comes

To caring 

For the elderly

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They feel

It’s better for them

To live out their lives

In a familiar environment

Surrounded by loving families

Rather than in a retirement

Or nursing home

That they can’t afford

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