The Emergence Machine

Extended Family

abstract · Anthropology · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

extended-family emerges from family. It requires culture, time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “extended family” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “extended family”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
extended family
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L2L1L0Extended FamilyKinshipMobility SocialImmediateSocietyCommunityFamilyFollow… intermediate l…DurationFormLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesExtended FamilyL11FamilyL7ImmediateL8KinshipL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Family L7 (foundational) Sociology sense
    Family provides the foundational basis for understanding extended family.
  • Immediate L8 (requires)
    An extended family is a kinship group that includes relatives beyond immediate family members, encompassing multiple generations and often involving ties through marriage, adoption, or other forms of familial connection that transcend a single household or nuclear family unit.
  • Kinship L10 (requires)
    An extended family is a kinship group that includes relatives beyond immediate family members, encompassing multiple generations and often involving ties through marriage, adoption, or other forms of familial connection that transcend a single household or nuclear family unit.