Multigenerational

The sons and daughters in a multigenerational household go to work while the grandparents watch the grandchildren. That arrangement of family life is much more resilient to economic hardship.

The point, Goldstein discovered through a lot of long days hanging out in parking lots, is that tailgating — the gustatory madness, the multigenerational camaraderie, the decked-out vans — is as essential a part of football as the game itself.