The Emergence Machine

Family

abstract · Sociology · Level 7 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

Family is a social group that provides a supportive environment for the development and well-being of its members, who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
family
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0FamilyGroupReproductionAnimalGoalObjectiveOrganismCausalityCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAffinityL8BirthL8DeathL8Double BassL8EndogamyL8FamilyL7GroupL6ReproductionL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    Family is the primary group where individuals form their closest social bonds and emotional attachments.
  • Reproduction L6 (requires)
    Family is a social group unified by kinship or marriage ties that performs reproduction and child-rearing functions.

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