The Persistence of Extended Family Residence in Japan: Anachronism or Alternative Strategy?
研究了日本扩展家庭居住（多代同堂）持续流行的原因，发现这并非传统残余，而是许多家庭因育儿和家务分担等好处而主动选择。
Reasons for the continuing popularity of extended family residence in Japan are explored. Such family patterns involve different generations of a family living together in one household. The authors suggest that far from being a relic of past practice extended family residence is actively preferred by many families because of the associated benefits such as child care and shared housework. (ANNOTATION)