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True or false: Fictive kinship contrasts with true kinship ties?
True or false: Fictive kinship contrasts with true kinship ties?
True
True or false: Fictive kinship is based on consanguineal ties?
True or false: Fictive kinship is based on consanguineal ties?
False
True or false: Use of the term fictive kinship was common until the mid-to-late twentieth century?
True or false: Use of the term fictive kinship was common until the mid-to-late twentieth century?
True
True or false: Fictive kinship has been used to refer to those kinship ties that are fictional?
True or false: Fictive kinship has been used to refer to those kinship ties that are fictional?
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True or false: Anthropologists established that a consanguinity basis for kinship ties is universally valid?
True or false: Anthropologists established that a consanguinity basis for kinship ties is universally valid?
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Study Notes
Fictive Kinship
- Fictive kinship contrasts with true kinship ties, implying a distinction between the two.
- Fictive kinship is not based on consanguineal ties (blood relationships).
- The term "fictive kinship" was less commonly used after the mid-to-late twentieth century.
- Fictive kinship does not refer to kinship ties that are fictional, but rather to non-consanguineal relationships.
- Anthropologists have not established that a consanguinity basis for kinship ties is universally valid, suggesting that kinship relationships can be based on other factors beyond biology.
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Test your knowledge of fictive kinship with this anthropology quiz. Explore the concept of social ties that are not based on blood or marriage, and learn about the contrast with true kinship.
