Which statement about extended families is true?

• A. They include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
• B. They are limited to the nuclear family
• C. They exclude grandparents
• D. They are the same as blended families

Answer: (A)

Extended families encompass relatives beyond the immediate household, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. They form a broader kin network that can share resources, support, and traditions across generations, which is why this statement is correct.

They are not limited to the nuclear family, they do not exclude grandparents, and they are not the same as blended families. Nuclear-family limits would miss the wider kin group. Grandparents are part of extended families, not excluded. Blended families involve step-relations formed through remarriage, whereas extended families refer to a wider web of relatives, not specifically step-family structures.