1Lévi-Strauss argued that kinship systems constitute a fundamental structure underlying all human societies.
2Is the modern emphasis on the nuclear family eroding the extended kinship networks that once provided social security?
3The study did not find a direct correlation between genetic proximity and the strength of perceived kinship obligations.
4Consider how fictive kinship — bonds modelled on family ties but lacking biological basis — functions in military units and religious communities.
5There exists among diaspora populations a profound sense of kinship that transcends national borders and generations.