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Distinguish between family and household with reference to the concept of development of the household.

  • UPSC 2018
  • Systems of Kinship

The family is a group defined by kinship: ties of marriage, descent and adoption. The household is a group defined by co-residence and commensality, people who share a dwelling and a hearth. Donald R. Bender ("A Refinement of the Concept of Household", 1967) insisted that the two be kept apart. The developmental cycle shows why:…

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  • Family and household: the analytical distinction
  • Development of the household: Fortes's developmental cycle
  • Indian evidence
  • Limits
  • Conclusion

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