family; social structure; kinship; extended kinship;

Role of the family

Role of the family

Family lies at the core of how society organises in many nations of the Middle East and North Africa. In other areas, the tribe is the basic unit of the…

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Extending the bonds of kinship

Extending the bonds of kinship

‘Call my sister!’ A young woman at the college where I worked was in a heated discussion with me about the boundaries the college rules put on her leaving the…

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