# family (social)

A set of people who stay in a home and like each other.

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social  ·  Arena: emergencelexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [home](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-home.shelter), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [like](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-like.similarity)

**Through:** People stay together in a home and like each other, thereby forming a grouped set.

**Novel properties:**
- shared identity
- mutual responsibility
- legal kinship

## Examples
- The Kardashian family appeared together in 20 seasons of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' on Hulu. *(media)*
- The Murugappa family has operated 29 businesses in India since 1900, including Carborundum Universal and EID Parry. *(economics)*
- The Mars family lived at 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., for 40 years while running the Mars candy company. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [children](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-children.human) (L8)
- [women](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-women.social) (L8)

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