For black South Africans, the structural pattern of the family is even more variable depending on the tribe to which they belong. Some households are multigenerational while others are horizontal (in which men and their families live in the oldest brother’s household). Furthermore, some tribes condone polygamy, offering a different family pattern entirely. In others, there is no concept of a family unit. One man in the community is considered the ‘King’ and rules as the patriarch. Men then have children with any woman they choose, and those children are raised communally or by their blood-related mother. These tribal orientations give a more communal understanding of kinfolk for many black South Africans. Like the blood-related family does for other cultures, the tribe gives emotional and financial support to the individual, provides a network, and defines one’s responsibility.