Rachael lives with her mother and her mother's parents, all in the same household. Sociologists would say that Rachael lives in a(n)______________ family.

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Rachael lives in an extended family because she is living with her mother and her mother's parents, which extends beyond the traditional nuclear family structure of just parents and their children. The other choices, patrilineal and blended, do not accurately describe the family structure in which Rachael lives.

Rachael Lives with Her Mother and Her Mother's Parents, All