family relations
Bonds between relatives
Family relations refers to the connections and dynamics between people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
The term encompasses both the formal kinship ties—parents, siblings, aunts, cousins—and the quality of those relationships.
Family relations have been strained since the inheritance dispute.
Someone studying family relations might examine how relatives interact, communicate, and support or conflict with one another across generations.
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- childPerson before puberty
- great-auntParent's aunt
- grandparentParent once removed
second cousin · once removed · kissing cousin · great-uncle · matriarch · half-sibling · ancestor · adoptive parent · nephew · guardian · kinfolk · uncle · in-law · niece · partner · spouse · grandfather · reunion
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- behavioral assessmentbehavioral assessment, clinical assessment, self-report, diagnostic tools, t-scores
family relationsfriendships
Voluntary affectionate relationships
colleagues · coworkers · acquaintances · client relationships · acquaintanceships
family relationscommercial transactions
Exchanges involving payment
diplomatic relations · customer relations · public relations