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Fictive kinship — is the process of giving someone a kinship title and treating them in many ways as if they had the actual kinship relationship implied by the title. People with this relationship are known as fictive kin. Fictive kinship is also known as… … Wikipedia
Milk kinship — Milk kinship, formed during nursing by a non biological mother, was a form of fostering allegiance with fellow community members. This particular form of kinship did not exclude particular groups, such that class and other hierarchal systems did… … Wikipedia
consanguinity — /kon sang gwin i tee/, n. 1. relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship (distinguished from affinity). 2. close relationship or connection. [1350 1400; ME consanguinite ( < AF) < L consanguinitas. See CONSANGUINEOUS, ITY] * * * ▪… … Universalium
Single parent — is a term that is mostly used to suggest that one parent has most of the day to day responsibilities in the raising of the child or children, which would categorize them as the dominant caregiver. The dominant caregiver is the parent in which the … Wikipedia
African American culture — in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of African ethnic groups to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from American culture. The distinct identity of African American culture is rooted in the… … Wikipedia
Cuba — Cuban, adj., n. /kyooh beuh/; Sp. /kooh vah/, n. a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Cap.: Havana. /kooh bah/, n. Cubba. * * * Cuba Introduction Cuba… … Universalium
M. E. Lazarus — Dr. Marx Edgeworth Lazarus (February 6, 1822ndash 1895 or 1896) was an American individualist anarchist from Guntersville, AL where he owned a small farm. Lazarus wrote under the pseudonym Edgeworth. He is the author of several essays and… … Wikipedia
Nahua — /nah wah/, n., pl. Nahuas, (esp. collectively) Nahua, adj. Nahuatl. * * * Indian population of Mexico and Central America, of whom the Aztec are the best known. Modern day Nahua are agricultural, practicing shifting cultivation and working both… … Universalium
FAMILY — The family over time (the descent group or gentilicium) formed the essential building block of Etruscan social class. Study of human bones (e.g., from the Ferrone cemetery) suggests a high degree of marrying within a tight genetic group. More… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
kinship — /kin ship/, n. 1. the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship. 2. relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity. [1825 35; KIN + SHIP] Syn. 1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing. * * * Socially recognized relationship… … Universalium
