Americans often move from city to city, so it is common for numbers of the extended family (= grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) to live far away. Some grandparents see very little of their grandchildren. families try to stay in contact with each other by writing and telephoning, by visiting occasionally, and sometimes by holding big family reunions. In Britain numbers of the same family may live close to each other and see each other regularly, but many do not.
family loyalty is still important, and many people feel they have a duty to care for members of their family when they need it. but it is not part of British or American culture for old people to live in their own homes and, when they cannot care for themselves, move into and old people's home or a nursing home.
Indian, Pakistani and Bamgladeshi families in Britain often have closer contact with their relatives and may live with them in the same house. in some of these families women play a more traditional role of mother and homemaker, though many have jobs.