Definition of Family of Procreation
(noun) A family formed through marriage, consisting of spouses and children.
Example of Family of Procreation
- Quinn grew up in the United States, and Harley grew up in Australia, they met at a university in Spain and got married. They have a small child. Quinn, Harley, and the child are the family of procreation, and their relatives are their extended family.
Family of Procreation Pronunciation
Syllabification: fam·i·ly of pro·cre·a·tion
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /fAm-lee uhv proh-kree-AY-shuhn/
- British English – /fAm-uh-lee UHv proh-kri-AY-shuhn/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈfæməli ʌv ˈproʊkriˈeɪʃən/
- British English – /ˈfæmɪli ɒv ˌprəʊkrɪˈeɪʃən/
Usage Notes
- Plural: families of procreation
- This term is sometimes limited to nuclear families or families with biological children or heterosexual couples.
- In contrast to a family of procreation, a family of orientation is the family that an individual is born into or grows up in.
Related Quotation
- “Families of orientation, procreation, and cohabitation provide us with some of the most important roles we will assume in life. The nuclear family roles (such as parent, child, husband, wife, and sibling) combine with extended family roles (such as grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, and in-law) to form the kinship system” (Strong, Devault, and Cohen 2011:19).
Additional Information
- Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “family” and “procreation” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
- economic
- extended family
- family
- family life cycle
- family of orientation
- individual
- kinship
- marriage
- nuclear family
- society
Reference
Strong, Bryan, Christine DeVault, and Theodore F. Cohen. 2011. The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society. 11th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning.
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Cite the Definition of Family of Procreation
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “family of procreation.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved October 3, 2023 (https://sociologydictionary.org/family-of-procreation/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
family of procreation. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/family-of-procreation/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “family of procreation.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed October 3, 2023. https://sociologydictionary.org/family-of-procreation/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“family of procreation.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 3 Oct. 2023. <https://sociologydictionary.org/family-of-procreation/>.