BILATERAL KINSHIP

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BILATERAL KINSHIP

• 2 Sides child is equally related to Mothers and
  Fathers sides of family
• Kindred network of relatives, ego-centered
• Conflicting loyalties
• 40 of societies in sample those with high
  mobility, foragers and modern industrial

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Unilineal kinship

• Trace line of descent either through males
  Patrilineal or through females Matrilineal
• One parent and child belong, other parent doesnt
• Unilineal group is collective group, endures
  through time

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Unilineal kinship 2

• Membership determined at birth, may be ways to
  incorporate outsiders
• Clear group boundaries, groups separated from
  each other
• Include large number of people who think of
  themselves as relatives

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Female terms

• Matrilinealchild belongs to Mothers group
  Rule of descent
• MatrilocalHusband joins wifes family after
  marriage Rule of residence
• MatriarchyDominance by women No known
  societies have been matriarchal.

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Male terms

• Patrilinealchild belongs to Fathers group
  Rule of descent
• PatrilocalWife joins husbands family after
  marriage Rule of residence
• PatriarchyDominance by men