Which region tends to have more extended families?

• A. Urban centers
• B. Coastal towns
• C. Rural areas
• D. Inner City

Answer: (C)

Rural areas tend to have more extended families because farming-based economies and traditional norms encourage kin networks to live and work together. In these settings, family members often rely on one another for childcare, labor, and sharing resources, and people stay in the same area longer, making multi-generational households more common. By contrast, urban centers and inner-city areas tend to favour smaller, more independent nuclear families due to higher housing costs, greater mobility, and different social norms. Coastal towns can vary, but the strongest pattern is the persistence of extended family living arrangements in rural regions.