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kinship networks  

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  • Kinship networks are defined broadly as extended family, including biological relationships, genealogy, marriage, and other self-ascribed associations, beyond the family nucleus of parents and dependent children. Kinship is not conceptualized as a fixed meaning of natural or genealogical relationship but as a socially and culturally constructed and maintained network of individuals in constant flux. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Networks; Kinship Networks]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/kinship_networks

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