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

Derived Forms

• familistic
  adjective
• familist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of familism

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

Example Sentences

For, while I believe in the Family, I hate Familism, which is the curse of the human race.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

John Etherington throws a little more light upon the nature of this "abomnable Familism," which so many godly people liked.

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

We should now call this a kind of Pantheism; but probably it was coupled with that disposition to privacy, and indifference to creeds and controversies, which has been mentioned as the peculiarity of Familism.

From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David

For Familism, or the propensity to keep under the same roof, as a social principle, out of fear, 144 ignorance, cowardice, or dependence, is, I repeat, the curse of the world.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

Baillie, however, in an incidental notice of Familism in the Second Part of his Dissuasive, gives a somewhat different account.

From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David