the study of familya family is group of people consisting of parents and children living together in a household; family members can also live away from parents or in a different household origins and history; genealogythe science of studying family history, tracing family origins, finding lines of descent is a combination of two Greek words meaning family and science; therefore the science of studying a family’s history; – the anthropologythe holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary of genealogy would include the study of one’s cultural background, along with origins and family history; such information may be stated within pedigree charts and/or in written form
