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Family of origin refers to the early social group a person belongs to in childhood, which is often a person's biological family or an adoptive family. [1] The family of origin is often referred to in contrast to the family of choice independently in adulthood (such as marriage , living independently, etc).
A family of choice refers to a group of people bound by intentional and chosen relationships with a focus on mutual love, trust, and commitment. This is in contrast to a " family of origin ", the biological or adoptive family into which a person is born or raised.
The family tree of Louis III, Duke of Württemberg (ruled 1568–1593) The family tree of "the Landas", a 17th-century family [1]. Genealogy (from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία (genealogía) 'the making of a pedigree') [2] is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages.
Research on the history of the family crosses disciplines and cultures, aiming to understand the structure and function of the family from many viewpoints. For example, sociological, ecological or economical perspectives are used to view the interrelationships between the individual, their relatives, and the historical time. [1] The study of ...
A simple example of a preference order over three goods, in which orange is preferred to a banana, but an apple is preferred to an orange. In economics, and in other social sciences, preference refers to an order by which an agent, while in search of an "optimal choice", ranks alternatives based on their respective utility.
For example, if A makes a contract with B that A will pay C a certain sum of money, B has the legal interest in the contract, and C the beneficial interest. More generally, a beneficial interest is any "interest of value, worth, or use in property one does not own", for example, "the interest that a beneficiary of a trust has in the trust". [2]
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Morgan's interest in kinship systems came from his interest in the history and society of the Iroquois league, particularly the Seneca which he knew well. Studying Iroquois social organization, he discovered their matrilineal system of kinship reckoning, and this was what spurred his interests in kinship terminology. The Iroquoian kinship ...