Kinkeeping

[1] Sociologist Carolyn Rosenthal defined the term in her 1985 article, "Kinkeeping in the Familial Division of Labor".

According to her, kinkeepers play an important role in maintaining family cohesion and continuity.

[2][1] Kinkeeping activities help extended family members of differing households stay in touch with one another and strengthen intergenerational bonds.

[3] Kinkeeping methods may include telephone calls, writing letters, visiting, sending gifts, acting as a caregiver for disabled or infirm family members, or providing economic aid.

[3] Women are more likely to act as kinkeepers than men and often organize family events and reunions.

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Preparing traditional holiday foods, such as gingerbread men , for family gatherings is a form of kinkeeping.