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GCSE Sociology · key term
A network of family relationships connecting people through descent, marriage or adoption, including relatives beyond the immediate household.
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Paper 1
Connections between relatives beyond the immediate family, through which people may exchange care, practical help and emotional support.
Revise: Criticisms of FamiliesOne criticism is that it can become isolated from its wider kinship network: relatives such as grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles.
Component 1
The wider web of relationships between relatives, which can extend across separate households.
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A grandmother who lives elsewhere but regularly looks after her grandchildren belongs to their wider kinship network. Living separately does not necessarily end involvement in everyday family life.
