On Jul 5, 2004, at 10:06 AM, Esther Perry wrote:
I have come to the conclusion that 'genealogy' can mean anything you want it
too, and I really don't use the word a whole lot any more. I prefer 'Family
History'. And in the Family's History, both biological and natural parents
find a place.
As I'm an anthropologist, I tend to use the anthropological term of "kinship" to refer to family structure. This includes biological kin, kin by marriage and fictive kin. To an anthropologist, a family (kin group) is what the members of that group agree that it is... it's about the relationships between members however those relationships are arrived at.
Katrina
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