Economic dislocations and the increased availability of nonnuclear kin may have encouraged the formation of extended family households in the early industrialization of the United States.

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Economic dislocations due to rapid industrialization and the increased availability of nonnuclear kin (relatives outside the immediate family) in close proximity due to urbanization and migration encouraged the formation of extended family households in the early stages of industrialization in the United States. This arrangement provided economic and social support.

Economic Dislocations and the Increased Availability of Nonnuclear Kin May