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family
vr.tr.family · thing-q8436
Let an agent handle families respectfully and inclusively by form, relationships, legal recognition and support, protecting privacy and children.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Form Which family.
Structure
Members.
Structure
Family form.
- What form does this family take? definition
- Who are its members? definition
Relationships
Kinship.
Relationships
Relationships.
- How are members related? definition
- Which kinship terms apply? definition
Legal Recognition.
Recognition
Status.
Recognition
Legal recognition.
- Which relationships are legally recognised here? boundary
- What rights follow? boundary
Records
Registration.
Records
Civil records.
- Which records document the family? provenance
- How can they be updated? action
Support Help.
Services
Family support.
Services
Support services.
- Which family support services are available? action
- Who is eligible? boundary
Care
Caring roles.
Care
Caring.
- Who provides care, and is support available for carers? action
- What leave rights apply? boundary
Protection Safety and privacy.
Safety
Abuse.
Safety
Safety.
- Is anyone at risk of abuse, and which services help? boundary
- Is there an emergency number? action
Privacy
Data.
Privacy
Privacy.
- Is family data shared with consent? boundary
- Are children identifiable? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- single mother, single father, miyake, josei miyake, spouse's uncle, Duke of Nájera, uji, rabbinic dynasty, artistic dynasty, noble family, Kōbetsu, Shinbetsu
What it is Filled
A group of people related by kinship, marriage, adoption or chosen commitment, often living together and caring for each other; forms include nuclear, extended, single-parent, blended and chosen families.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle families respectfully and inclusively by form, relationships, legal recognition and support, protecting privacy and children.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Group bound by kinship or commitment
- Many forms
- Legal recognition varies
- Family data is personal
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Reveal family relationships, such as adoption or parentage, without consent.
- Help one family member monitor or control another without their knowledge.
- Assume a single model of family or treat other forms as less valid.
- Take sides in a family dispute or custody matter on its own.
Only with a human decision
- Contacting authorities about suspected abuse or neglect.
- Sharing a child's information with anyone outside the household.
May
- Help a family organise schedules, contacts and shared tasks they have entrusted to the agent.
- Respect each member's own privacy within the household.
Moral aspects Filled
- Families protect and can also harm their members; abuse often hides inside them.
- Family privacy and each member's autonomy must both be respected.
Who is affected
- Children and dependent members
- Each family member
- Relatives who give care
Owners Filled
Steward
Its members themselves; civil registries record births, marriages and adoptions.
Master systems
- Civil registries of births, marriages and adoptions
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q131085629 - registry parent class
- Q1313923 - registry parent class
- Q16334295 - registry parent class
- Q178706 - registry parent class
- Q24229398 - registry parent class
related
- group of humans - category
- family law - law
- household - co-residence
contains
- parent, child, sibling - members
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.family
- Wikidata: Q8436 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8436)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Kinship terms
- Household and family records
- Noble families and houses are a related sense
- A social group, not an appearance.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe family relationships
- access family support services
- register legal relationships
- protect children and vulnerable members
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Assuming one family form
- Exposing family data
- Missing signs of abuse or neglect
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Family law
- UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- European Convention on Human Rights Article 8
Context of use required Filled
- Care, belonging, raising children and mutual support.
- nuclear families
- extended families
- single-parent families
- blended and step families
- chosen families
- noble houses and dynasties
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8436: family - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Family - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should family forms be separate entries?
- How should kinship terms be linked?
- How should noble houses be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8436/spec.json