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Descriptor English: Family Structure
Descriptor Spanish: Estructura Familiar
Descriptor estructura familiar
Entry term(s) familia compuesta
familia ensamblada
familia reconstituida
matriarcado
patriarcado
segunda familia
Scope note: Naturaleza estructural de las relaciones entre los miembros de un hogar generalmente en referencia a un MENOR residente en el mismo hogar. En términos más generales, cualquier marco organizativo que determine la pertenencia a la familia y las funciones y la posición jerárquica de los miembros de la familia (https://eric.ed.gov/?qt=Family+Structure&ti=Family+Structure).
Descriptor Portuguese: Estrutura Familiar
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Family Structures
Family, Reconstituted
Family, Step-parent
Family, Stepparent
Matriarchies
Matriarchy
Patriarchies
Patriarchy
Reconstituted Families
Reconstituted Family
Step parent Family
Step-parent Families
Step-parent Family
Stepfamilies
Stepfamily
Stepparent Families
Stepparent Family
Structure, Family
Tree number(s): F01.829.263.315.250
I01.240.361.330
I01.880.761.125
I01.880.853.150.423.250
N01.224.361.330
N01.824.308.125
N06.850.505.400.400.580
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092822
Scope note: Structural nature of relationships among members of a household typically in reference to a MINOR residing in the same home. More broadly any organizational framework that determines family membership, and the functions and hierarchical position of family members (https://eric.ed.gov/?qt=Family+Structure&ti=Family+Structure).
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
HI history
Previous Indexing: Family (1963-2022)
Family Characteristics (1963-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023; for STEPFAMILY and FAMILY, RECONSTITUTED see FAMILY 1996-2022; for MATRIARCHY and PATRIARCHY see FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS 1995-2022
History Note: 2023; for STEPFAMILY and FAMILY, RECONSTITUTED use FAMILY 1996-2022; for MATRIARCHY and PATRIARCHY use FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS 1995-2022
DeCS ID: 60150
Unique ID: D000092822
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Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/08
Revision Date: 2022/07/08
Family Structure - Preferred
Concept UI M000752738
Scope note Structural nature of relationships among members of a household typically in reference to a MINOR residing in the same home. More broadly any organizational framework that determines family membership, and the functions and hierarchical position of family members (https://eric.ed.gov/?qt=Family+Structure&ti=Family+Structure).
Preferred term Family Structure
Entry term(s) Family Structures
Structure, Family
Patriarchy - Narrower
Concept UI M0008205
Preferred term Patriarchy
Entry term(s) Patriarchies
Family, Reconstituted - Narrower
Concept UI M0008186
Preferred term Family, Reconstituted
Entry term(s) Reconstituted Families
Reconstituted Family
Matriarchy - Narrower
Concept UI M0008204
Preferred term Matriarchy
Entry term(s) Matriarchies
Stepfamily - Narrower
Concept UI M0008187
Preferred term Stepfamily
Entry term(s) Family, Step-parent
Family, Stepparent
Step parent Family
Step-parent Families
Step-parent Family
Stepfamilies
Stepparent Families
Stepparent Family



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