Within the biological sciences, there are theoretical approaches to understanding under what conditions some species live in groups (typically due to the distribution of key food resources and pattern ...
Kinship and descent have a number of legal ramifications, which vary widely between legal and social structures.Next of Kin traditionally and in common usage refers to the person closest related to yo ...
One of the foundational works in the anthropological study of kinship was Morgan's Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family (1871). As is the case with other social sciences, Anthropo ...
Family types Main article: FamilyFamily is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage), or co-residence/shared consumption (see Nurture kinship). In mos ...
This article reflects the long-standing use of the term kinship in anthropology, which refers to the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of most humans in most societi ...
