familism

== English == === Etymology === From Latin familia +‎ -ism. === Noun === familism (usually uncountable, plural familisms) (religion, now historical) The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth century England. [from 16th c.] A form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Kyriakos S. Markides; Manuel Miranda (1997), Minorities, Aging, and Health, page 282: “The cultural value of la familia or familism was first identified by Hispanic writers in the 1970s. Maldonado (1979) defines familism as the centrality of the family among its members.” 1999, Webster's New World Dictionary, page 512 (definition of familism): "a form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member"