Kinship segregation

Date and country of first publication

1983
United States

Definition

Kinship segregation refers to the social practice of individuals forming groups and establishing social ties based on their familial relationships or kinship. This can involve preferential treatment, alliances, or exclusion of individuals based on their family connections. Kinship segregation can occur in various social contexts, such as communities, workplaces, or social organizations, and may influence power dynamics, social hierarchies, and resource distribution.

Related segregation forms

Kinship segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

sex segregation

This visualization is based on the study The Multidisciplinary Landscape of Segregation Research.

For the complete network of interrelated segregation forms, please refer to:

• First year of publication

• Louvain clusters

• Betweenness centrality

• Disciplines in which segregation forms first emerged (Scopus database).

Kinship segregation appears in the following literature

Steffensmeier D.J. (1983). Organization properties and sex segregation in the underworld: Building a sociological theory of sex differences in crime. Social Forces, 61(4), 1010-1032. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/61.4.1010