Kinship can refer both to the study of the patterns of social relationships in one or more human cultures, or it can refer to the patterns of social relationships themselves.
kˈɪnʃɪp kæn ɹᵻfˈɜː bˈoʊθ tə ðə stˈʌdi ʌvðə pˈætɚnz ʌv sˈoʊʃəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps ɪn wˈʌn ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ hjˈuːmən kˈʌltʃɚz, ɔːɹ ɪt kæn ɹᵻfˈɜː tə ðə pˈætɚnz ʌv sˈoʊʃəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps ðɛmsˈɛlvz.