单词 | nuclear family |
释义 | > as lemmasnuclear family nuclear family n. Sociology the basic family group consisting typically of father, mother, and their dependent children, regarded as a social unit (frequently contrasted with extended family: see extended adj. 3c). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > basic family unit nuclear family1924 nuclearity1959 1924 B. Malinowski in Psyche 4 294 The nuclear family complex..is due to a certain type of social grouping. 1941 G. P. Murdock in Sociometry 4 146 The nuclear or individual family, consisting of father, mother, and children, is universal; no exceptions were found in our 220 societies. 1963 A. Heron Towards Quaker View of Sex 56 This taboo is of social origin, designed to protect the basic unit of society—the ‘nuclear’ family—from disintegration. 1990 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 23 May 23/2 ‘The idea of a nuclear family is a very unnatural way to live,’ Dave said. < as lemmas |
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