对于家族研究中的几个基本概念 ,目前的学术界在认识上还很不统一。本文就家庭、户、家族、宗族等几个概念提出了自己的观点 :(1)构成“家庭”的要件有三个 :婚姻关系、血缘关系、共同生活。三者缺一不可 ;(2 )“家庭”是“户”的一种主要形式。一“家”至少是一“户” ,但一“户”却不一定是一“家” ;(3)“家族”是一亲属群体 ,是由“九族”内所有“户”所形式的一种血缘组织 ;(4 )“宗族”是一地缘群体 ,是指拥有共同男性祖先的一种家族组织 ;(5 )“拟制 (似 )家族”是指非家族成员模拟家族形式而形成的一种组织 ;(6 )拟制宗族是指不同宗族 (一般同姓 )通过联宗、合族所形成的一种组织 At present, the academic circles are still not unified in understanding of some basic concepts in family research. This article puts forward my own views on several concepts such as family, family, clan and clan: (1) There are three elements that make up “family”: marriage, kinship and common life. Three are indispensable; (2) “Family” is a major form of “household”. A “home” is at least a “household” but a “household” is not necessarily a “home.” (3) “Family” is a group of relatives and is composed of all “households” in the “ (4) ”Clan“ is a geo-group and refers to a kind of family organization that has a common male ancestor; (5) ”Fictitious (analogous) family" refers to a group of non-family members that imitate the family form (6) Fictitious clan refers to the different clans (generally the same surname) formed through the joint Zong, a group of organizations