familism

American  

[fam-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈfæm əˌlɪz əm /

noun

Sociology.

1. the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family.

   Familism characterized the patriarchal family.

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Other Word Forms

• familist
  noun
• familistic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of familism

First recorded in 1635–45; famil(y) + -ism

Example Sentences

Of course we shall not be understood as propounding the theory that the negative or Shaker method of disposing of marriage and the sexual relation, is the only one that can subordinate familism to Communism.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

They include, first, the superstitiousness, second, the conservatism, third, the self-sufficiency, and lastly the familism of the people.

From Armenian Legends and Festivals by Boettiger, Louis A.

He was again before the Star Chamber—this time it is certainly our Giles Randall—in 1643 charged with preaching "anabaptism," "familism," and "antinomianism," according to the usual labels of the time.

From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew

Such in brief is the true church in the house, and being such, instead of petting any narrow familism it will best favor the church universal by appreciating its office and helping its work.

From The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities by Osgood, Samuel

Mere legal matrimony and familism could not survive the communalisation of property, and it may be well so.

From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by Barker, J. Ellis