kinship

Scope Note

General statements dealing with several specific aspects of the general characteristics and component terminology of kinship systems and with the specific patterns of behavior prevailing between kinsmen who do not belong to the same nuclear, extended, or polygamous family.

Identifier

Narrower Terms

• 601 kinship terminology
• 602 kin relationships
• 603 grandparents and grandchildren
• 604 avuncular and nepotic relatives
• 605 cousins
• 606 parents-in-law and children-in-law
• 607 siblings-in-law
• 608 artificial kin relationships
• 609 behavior toward non-relatives

Related Terms

• 593 family relationships