Question:How does familial structure look in Italy? How do families interact? How does this differ from familial structures in the United States? http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/letters/tiare-dunlap-on-the-italian-family-structure In the article by Tiare Dunlap, She talks about how Italy has some weird norms. For example, for Italians, it is normal to be twenty-five years old and still live at home. Not only is that normal, but it is normal for a persons mother to still be taking care of them at that age. Reasoning for this is that being in your lower twenties is a difficult time for people. Therefore, they need and recieve the support from their family. Italian parents don't miss a thing as they get to see their children transition into adulthood. Familial structure is different from the United State. Here, we usually get kicked out of the
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