question: I slutningen af ming dynasty var kernefamilien blevet den grundlæggende enhed i det kinesiske samfund?
context: Society and culture of the Han dynasty
  Kinesiske slægtskabsrelationer under Han-tiden var påvirket af konfucianske skikke og involverede både den nærmeste kernefamilie og udvidede familiemedlemmer. Den kinesiske familie var patrilineær, da en fars sønner ikke betragtede en mors slægtninge som en del af deres klan; i stedet blev de betragtet som "udenforstående slægtninge". Han-dynastiets lovkodeks arvede Qin-dynastiets (221-206 f.v.t.) lov om, at enhver familie med mere end to sønner skulle betale ekstra skatter. Denne lov blev først ophævet under Cao Wei perioden (220-265 CE). Den gennemsnitlige Han-familie under en husstand havde typisk omkring fire eller fem nærmeste familiemedlemmer, hvilket var i modsætning til de store udvidede familier under en husstand i senere dynastier. Det var almindeligt under Han at sende voksne gifte sønner væk med en del af familiens formue og besøge dem lejlighedsvis, men i alle dynastier under og efter Tang-dynastiet (618-907 e.Kr.) blev en søn, der flyttede væk og levede adskilt fra sine levende forældre, betragtet som en forbryder. Større familier opstod under den østlige Han, da nogle gifte brødre valgte at bo hos hinandens familier. En husstand med tre generationer boende under samme tag var dog utrolig sjælden. Dette står i modsætning til Jin-dynastiet (265-420), hvor det var almindeligt at have tre eller flere generationer under samme tag.
context_en: Society and culture of the Han dynasty
  Chinese kinship relations during the Han were influenced by Confucian mores and involved both immediate nuclear family and extended family members. The Chinese family was patrilineal, since a father's sons did not consider a mother's kin to be part of their clan; instead, they were considered 'outside relatives'. The Han dynasty law code inherited the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE) law that any family with more than two sons had to pay extra taxes. This was not repealed until the Cao Wei period (220–265 CE). The average Han family under one household typically had about four or five immediate family members, which was unlike the large extended families under one household in later dynasties. It was common during Han to send adult married sons away with a portion of the family fortune and visit them occasionally, yet in all dynasties during and after the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), a son who moved away and lived separately from his living parents would be considered a criminal. Larger families appeared during the Eastern Han when some married brothers chose to live with each other's families. However, a household with three generations living under its roof was incredibly rare. This is in contrast to the Jin dynasty (265–420), when having three or more generations under one roof was commonplace.
title_en: Society and culture of the Han dynasty