uncle
Let an agent explain the kinship term uncle, relay definitions, types and cultural variation from anthropology and linguistics sources, describe the named forms, and distinguish uncles from great-uncles, cousins, godparents and honorific titles, without making claims about specific families.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the kinship term uncle, relay definitions, types and cultural variation from anthropology and linguistics sources, describe the named forms, and distinguish uncles from great-uncles, cousins, godparents and honorific titles, without making claims about specific families.
The brother of a person s parent, or the husband of a parent s sibling, called an uncle-in-law in some usages, distinguished as paternal or maternal uncle, and in anthropology as parallel uncle, the father s brother, and cross uncle, the mother s brother, a distinction with important roles in many kinship systems, such as the maternal uncle s authority in matrilineal societies; nominal or honorary uncles are family friends or elders addressed as uncle by custom. Kinship terms and roles vary widely across languages and cultures.
What it is for: Naming a kinship relation.
It can be explain definitions and types; relay cultural variation; describe named forms; distinguish related relatives.
Distinguishing features
Second-generation collateral relative
Paternal and maternal sides
Blood or marriage
Culturally variable roles
What it looks like
Not a physical object; a family relationship.
Physical character
consanguinity with nephew or niece: third degree note - civil law computation
genetic relatedness: about 25 percent - full uncle on average
anthropological distinction: parallel and cross uncles note
How it is recognised
Parent s brother or parent s sibling s husband
Parent s brother, nominal uncle, uncle-in-law, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, parallel uncle
Great-uncles are grandparents brothers; cousins are uncles children; godparents are sponsors; honorific uncles are not kin
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with -
is related to - maternal uncle roles
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
paternal uncles
maternal uncles
uncles by marriage
half-uncles
honorary uncles
Standards and regulation
Marriage prohibition laws on close relatives
Inheritance and guardianship laws
Failure modes and hazards
Assuming one culture s kinship roles
Confusing uncles by marriage and by blood
Giving legal advice on inheritance
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.uncle
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an uncle is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an uncle, and how does the relation differ from great-uncles, cousins, godparents and honorific titles? definition
- Is the question about family terms, genealogy, inheritance law or culture? boundary
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are paternal, maternal, parallel, nominal uncles and uncles-in-law? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Anthropology Kinship systems.
Attribution.
Systems
Kinship terminology.
Systems
Systems.
- How do Sudanese, Hawaiian and other kinship systems name uncles? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Avunculate
Maternal uncle roles.
Avunculate
Avunculate.
- What is the avunculate, and how do anthropologists explain it, with views attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Language Words for uncle.
Sources.
Terms
Language terms.
Terms
Terms.
- Which languages use separate words for paternal and maternal uncles? provenance
- Which entry fits kinship terminology? action
Honorific
Honorific uncles.
Honorific
Honorific.
- Why do many cultures call respected elders uncle? provenance
- Which entry fits fictive kinship? action
Context Law and genealogy.
Regulation.
Law
Legal relevance.
Law
Law.
- How do laws treat uncles in marriage prohibitions and guardianship, in general terms? provenance
- Is the information general rather than legal advice? boundary
Genealogy
Genealogy.
Genealogy
Genealogy.
- How are uncles recorded in genealogical charts? provenance
- Which entry fits genealogy? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should parallel and cross uncles be separate entries?
- How should kinship terminology sources be linked?
- Should the honorary sense be separated?