: These large structures serve as a natural support network, providing care for the elderly, widows, and children, ensuring that no member faces economic or emotional hardship alone.

: In cities, families may live in separate apartments but often cluster in the same neighborhood, maintaining "kinship ties" that are crucial for securing jobs or childcare. A Day in the Life: Rituals and Routines

Traditionally, the —where grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, and cousins live under one roof—has been the ideal. Even as urbanization pushes many toward nuclear families , the cultural ties remain remarkably strong.