▁a ▁leading ▁expert ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁kin ship ▁system . ▁Schne ider , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁published ▁American ▁Kin ship : ▁A ▁Cultural ▁Account ▁that ▁became ▁a ▁classic ▁within ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁sent ▁Par s ons ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁copy ed ited ▁manuscript ▁before ▁its ▁publication . ▁Par s ons ▁was ▁highly ▁appreci ative ▁of ▁Schne ider ' s ▁work , ▁which ▁became ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁a ▁cru cial ▁t uring ▁point ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁attempt ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁fundamental ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁kin ship ▁system , ▁a ▁key ▁to ▁understanding ▁the ▁factor ▁of ▁eth nic ity ▁and ▁especially ▁building ▁the ▁theoretical ▁foundation ▁of ▁his ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁soci etal ▁community , ▁which , ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁strong ▁priority ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁theoretical ▁projects ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁intellectual ▁life . ▁ ▁Par s ons ▁borrow ed ▁the ▁term ▁" diff use ▁end uring ▁solid ar ity " ▁from ▁Schne ider , ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁concept ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁consider ations ▁on ▁the ▁theoretical ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁soci etal ▁community . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Par s ons ▁and ▁Schne ider ▁had ▁discussed ▁Cl iff ord ▁Ge ert z ' s ▁article ▁on ▁religion ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁system ▁on ▁which ▁Par s ons ▁wrote ▁a ▁review . ▁Par s ons , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Ge ert z , ▁was