So today we’ll talk to you who the family members are. In addition, let's see who to whom and whom will be. After all, the “community” that we are considering today is an important element in the development of man and his environment. Thus, you have to be very careful about today's issue.
In law
Who is a member of the family? Let's try to look at it from the point of view of legislation. This is a rather interesting question that cannot be ignored.
The thing is that having understood who the family members are, it will be possible to resolve many family disputes. In addition, it usually helps in the courts and other conflicts. So it’s worth considering who is who and by whom.
In family law, it can be understood as the relatives of those who are “blood bound”. That is, if you have, for example, one mother or the same father, then you are relatives to each other. Family members can also be identified by genetic examination (DNA). But as such, there is no direct definition of this concept. So let's see what else can be said about our topic.
Socialization
More precisely, our current concept can be considered on the example of the social. That is, not according to the laws, but as is customary in society. The thing is that family members are those relatives who surround us and are somehow vitally connected with us.
As a rule, these are people who have common grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters. Such a society is called family. Usually, older family members are engaged in raising children in a new generation.
Honestly, to be called a family member, as a rule, it is not enough to be blood-related to a person. Usually between such people (relatives), there should be an emotional closeness and psychological connection. For example, a family member is a child. But parents who, as it were, gave birth to a new generation, can not always be called family members. They must exercise their parental functions in order to be called parents. So our today's concept is a completely relative thing. Nevertheless, let's throw away all the formalities and see who is to whom and who is in the family tree.
Family ties
So now, let's see what family members we can meet. Honestly, they are present in almost every "cell of society". So it’s always good to know who owes whom to whom. Especially for adults. After all, after marriage, their families expand.
The first thing worth noting is that the people who give birth to us are called parents. A woman is a mother, a man is a father. The children of these people in relation to us will be called our brothers and sisters (relatives). Fathers and mothers of our parents are grandparents respectively. Their parents are our great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers. Next come the great-great-grandfathers and great-great-grandmothers. And so on.
The brothers and sisters of our parents are uncles and aunts. Their children are our cousins. In turn, when a child is born to a brother or sister, then he will be our nephew or niece. Honestly, for clarity, it is best to compose a whole tree of generations. Only in this way sometimes you can not get confused. But the situation is even more “fun” when representatives of a new generation marries. Then family members (their number) increase almost 2 times.
After wedding
Let’s try to figure out all this mess. Honestly, all relatives should not be known by their "names." It is better to understand that this is some kind of distant member of the family, whose name is so-and-so. It would be enough. And we will consider with you the most important people with whom we have to intermarry after the wedding.
The mother and father of the groom is the mother-in-law and the father-in-law. Probably all young people know this. Parents of the bride are father-in-law and mother-in-law. The brother -in-law is the brother of the husband, and the sister-in-law is his sister. Not so common names, right? Shurin is the brother of his wife, sister-in-law is her sister. Perhaps these are the people who are worth remembering. The rest of the family members are just relatives for you.