The Emergence Machine

Family (Sociology sense)

abstract · Sociology · Level 10 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A family is a social group to which a person belongs based on birth, marriage, or adoption, but this definition is incomplete without considering social mobility.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “family soc”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Family SocMobility SocialBirthMarriageSocietyCommunityFamily… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFamily SocL10BirthL8MarriageL8Mobility SocialL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Birth L8 (requires)
    The social group to which a person belongs based on birth, marriage, or adoption.
  • Marriage L8 (requires)
    The social group to which a person belongs based on birth, marriage, or adoption.
  • Mobility Social L9 (requires)
    mobility social is a core concept needed to understand family soc