Phietadix
Auror
So I've gone ahead and given the world with my Guild Based Family Structure the working title "Guildworld". One thing I was trying to work out back in 2019 when I came up with the Idea, was what sort of Kinship Terminology would this type of society use?.
Edit: I use Guild and Household fairly interchangeably throughout this thread, but they're also pretty interchangeable in this world in general
From what I can remember from Anthropology, typically kinship terms are typically based on the actual role a family member has in child rearing and family dynamics.
For this world, a child under 13 would for example maybe have 5 different kinship terms in descending order of importance. Biological mother, household adults, other household children, biological father (if not in the same guild), non-guild friends, and strangers.
Wherass a adult between 13 and the age of consent (let's go with 16) could have a term for Childhood Household adults (including their mother), Ward Household adults (including bio-father if included), Childhood Household Children, Ward Household Children, friends, and strangers.
An adult over the age of 16 would have the same, but would then be adding terms for lovers to the mix. Things like Metamors and in vs out of Guild relationships becoming relevant.
How this is affected by switching guilds beyond just the 2 is something that is being considered, but is going to be slightly more complicated
Any other thoughts or suggestions for kinship terminology for this type of society (most of the relevant information being in the other thread, granted)? Does what I put down here seem to make sense, or is it too far from the real world equivalents to function coherently? Any suggestions on alerations or even specific words to use?
Edit: I use Guild and Household fairly interchangeably throughout this thread, but they're also pretty interchangeable in this world in general
From what I can remember from Anthropology, typically kinship terms are typically based on the actual role a family member has in child rearing and family dynamics.
For this world, a child under 13 would for example maybe have 5 different kinship terms in descending order of importance. Biological mother, household adults, other household children, biological father (if not in the same guild), non-guild friends, and strangers.
Wherass a adult between 13 and the age of consent (let's go with 16) could have a term for Childhood Household adults (including their mother), Ward Household adults (including bio-father if included), Childhood Household Children, Ward Household Children, friends, and strangers.
An adult over the age of 16 would have the same, but would then be adding terms for lovers to the mix. Things like Metamors and in vs out of Guild relationships becoming relevant.
How this is affected by switching guilds beyond just the 2 is something that is being considered, but is going to be slightly more complicated
Any other thoughts or suggestions for kinship terminology for this type of society (most of the relevant information being in the other thread, granted)? Does what I put down here seem to make sense, or is it too far from the real world equivalents to function coherently? Any suggestions on alerations or even specific words to use?
Last edited: