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But the extended-family structure also made it "far easier for the older generation to control the younger ones," Coontz said, and tended to undermine the romantic couple relationships in their midst.

However, by the 1850s, three quarters of Americans were living in extended nuclear families in which one building housed those 65 or older, adult children and grandchildren.

Family dynamics are deeply personal, shaped by cultural, societal, and individual preferences. While some people are drawn to large, extended families with many relatives involved in daily life ...