Knowra Extended family Extended family An extended family includes relatives beyond parents and their children, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Its members may share a household or maintain relationships across separate homes.
Kinship : The social relationships created through descent, marriage, adoption, or other recognized ties. Extended families are organized through recognized relationships among relatives.
Kinship care : Care for a child provided by relatives or other adults with an established family-like relationship. Relatives can provide care when parents cannot or need support.
Matrilineal society : A society in which descent or inheritance is traced through the maternal line. It shows how extended kin ties can be organized around one line of descent.
Social support : Practical, emotional, or informational help provided through relationships and social networks. Relatives can supply support that formal services or immediate family cannot.
Nuclear family : A family unit centered on parents and their dependent children. It marks the narrower family group that extended family includes beyond.
Multigenerational household : A household in which members of multiple generations live together. Some extended families make shared living across generations a daily arrangement.
Patrilineal society : A society in which descent or inheritance is traced through the paternal line. It provides a contrasting rule for tracing extended kinship and inheritance.
Social capital : Resources people can access through relationships, networks, and group membership. Kin connections can open access to help, information, and opportunities.
Consanguinity : A relationship based on shared biological ancestry. Many extended-family ties connect relatives through common descent.
Grandparenting : The role and practices of caring for or supporting one's grandchildren. Grandparents often provide regular childcare, guidance, or material support.
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