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GCSE Sociology · key term
The network of social relationships based on blood ties, marriage or adoption.
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The network of relationships connecting relatives through blood, marriage or adoption.
Revise: Family FormsKinship is the network of relationships connecting relatives. It helps explain why studying only who lives under one roof can miss important family support: a grandmother living nearby may regularly care for her grandchildren without sharing their household.
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Component 1
Revise: Defining the FamilyKinship means the network of social relationships based on blood ties, marriage or adoption. It helps explain why family relationships need not stop at the front door. A grandmother who lives elsewhere but regularly looks after her grandchildren belongs to their wider kinship network.
