kinship group
Related people together
A kinship group is a set of people connected by blood, marriage, or adoption who recognize themselves as related and maintain social bonds.
The term appears in anthropology and sociology to describe how societies organize themselves around family ties: The kinship group shared responsibility for raising children.
Kinship groups range from nuclear families to extended clans spanning generations.
- siblingBrother or sister
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
- uncleMale family elder
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
moiety · tribal elder · inheritance · grandparent · clan · ancestor · common ancestor · consanguinity · extended family · household · family ties · family reunion · niece · next of kin · lineage · patriarch · endogamy · offspring
kinship groupvoluntary association
Group joined by choice
professional organization · corporation · club · guild · political party
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