The family forms found in central and northeastern Italy in the nineteenth
century contrasted sharply with those found in the south, with complex forms generally charac
terizing the former ureas and nuclear forms predominating in the latter. Early marriage and a
neolocal form of household formation prevailed in most of the south, while later marriage and
multi-nuclear households were common in the north. These are linked to differences in the
economic systems of these different areas, but also to cultural differences.
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