ˈfaməˌlizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: family + -ism
1. sometimes capitalized : the tenets and practices of the familists
men who follow Anabaptism, familism , antinomianism, and other fanatic dreams — John Milton
2. : a social pattern in which the family and familial solidarity, tradition, and social status tend to assume a position of ascendance over individual rights and interests within society
the reduced emphasis on familism of the middle-class family — M.B.Sussman