The extended family expands the nuclear unit horizontally by adding one or more spouses (almost always wives) to the household.

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Final Answer : False, Explanation :  The extended family expands the nuclear unit vertically by adding other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, not horizontally through polygamy. Horizontal expansion related to adding spouses is characteristic of polygamous family structures, not the definition of an extended family.

The extended family expands the nuclear unit "horizontally" by adding one or more spouses (almost always wives) to the household.

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