Setting the Agenda: Focusing on Extended Family Relationships

ABSTRACT

We call on family communication scholars to take a renewed interest in extended family relationships, including grandparents, in-laws, and aunts and uncles. Further, we encourage scholars to employ a racial-ethnic and global diversity perspective when studying extended kin to understand nuances and variations in these important family ties. We review current literature on these relationships and provide broad considerations and specific suggestions as a springboard for research on extended family relationships.

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