The Use of Computer Programs and Other Analytical Tools for the Examination of Families.

Over the past four decades, family and kinship studies have taken important turns, such as the inclusion of feminist studies and, more indirectly, the ontological turn. These dialogues have introduced novel insights into the domains of family and kinship. Concurrently, the advent of new computational tools has opened avenues for enhanced analysis and correlation, encompassing both traditional data such as genealogical memory and emerging categories and criteria within the realm of family and kinship studies. In light of the enduring paradigms in family studies and the advent of new technological tools, this presentation seeks to explore the interplay between the novel and the traditional in family and kinship studies, with a view to fostering dialogue with other disciplines, such as health. In this way, I propose to present some questions from my current research project. The project examines the interrelationship between cancer predisposition, genetics and diverse perceptions of heredity and genealogical memory, with a particular focus on the development of new theoretical frameworks and computational tools.