家族史是社会历史学的一个分支，这一领域主要研究史前到现代的亲属群体的社会文化演变。 [1][2]家庭史也是一门跨学科的研究领域，例如学者会用社会学、生态学或经济学的知识来研究不同的历史阶段的个体和他们的亲属之间的互动关系。 [1]
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