Extended Family

Question 1

The beanpole family

Answer 1

Long and thin, extended vertically through 3 or more generations: grandparents, parents, children. Doesn’t involve aunts uncles cousins

Question 2

What demographic changes are beanpole families the result of

Answer 2

Increased life expectancy (surviving grandparents) and smaller family size which means people have fewer siblings

Question 3

Evaluation of the beanpole family

Answer 3

Finch and mason - many people still feel a sense of obligation to help their wider extended kin, found that 90% of people had given or received financial help and half had cared for a sick relative