A social and economic unit that consists of one or more parents and their children.

• Family

• Consaguine

• Blood relative

• Kinship

Two primary purpose of a family are:

• To orient the individual of the norms of the society

• To protect the household from outside invasion

• To procreate and be an active member of the society

• To provide physical support as the individual matures

This type of kinship links individuals based on their genetic relations.

• Descent

• Kinship

• Blood relatives

• Family

Descent leads an individual to trace kinship through female’s line.

• Unilineal

• Patrilineal

• Bilineal

• Matrilineal

Refers to the “web of social relationships” that humans form as part of a family, which is the smallest unit of society.

• Family

• Kinship

• Consanguineous

• Affinal

Descent leads an individual to trace kinship through female’s line.

• Unilineal

• Patrilineal

• Bilineal

• Matrilineal