The Emergence Machine

Fictive Kinship

abstract · Anthropology · Level 11 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

Fictive kinship arises from the intricate relationships within societies, cultures, and families, where kinship is a complex social phenomenon that arises from the web of relationships and power dynamics, and culture provides the shared system of meanings and behaviors that enable the creation of fictive kinship.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
fictive kinship
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L2L1L0Fictive KinshipKinshipCultureMobility SocialSocietyCommunityFamilyLanguage… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFictive KinshipL11FamilyL7CultureL9KinshipL10E1 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 fictive kinship.
  • Culture L9 (requires)
    An anthropological concept relating to fictive kinship, involving human societies, cultures, or evolutionary development.
  • Kinship L10 (requires)
    An anthropological concept relating to fictive kinship, involving human societies, cultures, or evolutionary development.