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CONJUGAL FAMILY [2 records]

Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

The basic family group consisting typically of father, mother, and their dependent children, regarded as a social unit ...

OBS

nuclear family: frequently contrasted with "extended family."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
DEF

Groupe domestique réunissant au sein du même foyer uniquement les parents et les enfants non mariés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
DEF

Familia [...] compuesta por padres e hijos únicamente.

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Record 2 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
  • Sociology of the Family
OBS

in one sense the family is the conjugal unit, consisting of husband and wife and those children toward whom they assume the role of parents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
  • Sociologie de la famille
CONT

Le groupe conjugal ne comprend plus que la famille restreinte: mari, femme et enfants mineurs ou célibataires.

Spanish

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