brother
Let an agent explain the brother relationship and its kinds, relay how kinship terminologies and law treat brothers, describe extended and figurative uses, and route personal family or legal questions to appropriate advisers.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the brother relationship and its kinds, relay how kinship terminologies and law treat brothers, describe extended and figurative uses, and route personal family or legal questions to appropriate advisers.
A male sibling, a man or boy who shares one or both parents with another person, including full, half, step and adoptive brothers, and by extension men treated as brothers in kinship systems, religious orders and fraternal groups; kinship terminologies distinguish older and younger brothers, brothers of a man or a woman, and in-laws such as a husband older brother.
What it is for: Not applicable; a kinship relationship.
It can be explain the relationship and its kinds; relay kinship terminology across cultures; relay legal aspects in general terms; describe extended and figurative uses.
Distinguishing features
Male sibling
Full, half, step and adoptive forms
Age-ranked terms in many languages
Figurative uses in religion and fraternity
What it looks like
A male person; identified by relationship, not appearance.
How it is recognised
Male sibling by birth, adoption or marriage
Distinguished by age and by whose brother he is in many languages
Male cousins are treated as brothers in some kinship systems
Related models
is a kind of - the male case
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - the female sibling
is related to - the naming systems
In practice
Families and kinds
full brother
half brother
step and adoptive brothers
older and younger brother
brother-in-law
brothers in religious orders and fraternal organisations, figurative
Standards and regulation
Family and inheritance law defining sibling relationships
Adoption law
Failure modes and hazards
Mistranslating age-ranked kinship terms
Confusing biological and legal relationships
Agents giving personal legal advice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.brother
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What a brother is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a brother, and what kinds of brother relationship exist? definition
- Is the question about a sibling relationship or a figurative brotherhood? boundary
Terms
Kinship terms.
Terms
Terms.
- How do languages and kinship systems distinguish brothers by age and by the speaker? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific kinship system? action
Law Law and family.
Law.
Legal
Legal relationships.
Legal
Legal.
- How do family, adoption and inheritance laws treat brothers, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own family or estate, which needs a lawyer? boundary
Genetics
Genetic relatedness.
Genetics
Genetics.
- How related are full and half brothers genetically? provenance
- Which entry fits kinship coefficient? action
Society Society and culture.
Attribution.
Research
Sibling research.
Research
Research.
- What does research say about brother relationships and birth order, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do cultures and religions treat brotherhood, literally and figuratively? provenance
- Which entry fits fraternity? action
Data Data and language.
Practice.
Records
Records.
Records
Records.
- How are sibling relationships recorded in genealogy and databases? provenance
- Which entry fits genealogy? action
Translation
Translation.
Translation
Translation.
- How should age-ranked and in-law brother terms be translated? action
- Which entry fits translation of kinship terms? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should kinds of brother be separate entries?
- How should kinship terminology databases be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming kinship terms; should they be split off?