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kin work: a standalone construct

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Family sociology

the largely unrecognized labor, often done by women, of maintaining ties across households through visits, letters, calls, gifts and holiday gatherings.

In family sociology, kin work refers to the largely unrecognized labor, often done by women, of maintaining ties across households through visits, letters, calls, gifts and holiday gatherings. This meaning comes from di Leonardo (1987) in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.[1]

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di Leonardo, M. (1987). The Female World of Cards and Holidays: Women, Families, and the Work of Kinship. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 12(3), 440-453. https://doi.org/10.1086/494338

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