Which of the following best describes the difference between an extended family and a nuclear family?

An extended family is smaller than a nuclear family, including only the children of one couple.

Nuclear families are generally found in the country; extended families in the city.

Nuclear families are smaller; extended families include families of the same grandparents.

Extended families are made up of several unrelated families.

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Rhett Irwin

17 January, 18:12

Which of the following best describes the difference between an extended family and a nuclear family?

An extended family is smaller than a nuclear family, including only the children of one couple.

Nuclear families are generally found in the country; extended families in the city.

Nuclear families are smaller; extended families include families of the same grandparents.

Extended families are made up of several unrelated families.

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Damien Snyder · Answer 1

The correct answer will be the third one. Nuclear families are generally smaller (Many of them only include parents and sons); extended families include families of the same grandparents (as uncles, aunts, cousins)