10 Questions
What is the primary function of the kinship system?
To pass properties, political office, and traditions
Which term refers to relationships established through rituals like marriage?
Affinity or Affinal
What is the basic social institution and primary group in society?
Family
What is the term used to measure biological or blood ties?
Consaguinity or Consaguinal
What is the term that binds successive generations within the kinship system?
Functions of Kinship
What is the definition of monogamy?
Marriage of two people
In which type of residence pattern do couples establish independent residences neither from the side of the groom nor bride?
Neolocal
What is the main characteristic of exogamy?
Marrying outside a social group
What does the term 'patrilineal' refer to?
Tracing descent through a male line
What is the responsibility in matrilineal societies in case of the father’s death?
The mother’s brother takes responsibility for caring for his niece and nephews
Test your knowledge of kinship systems, which define relationships and ties individuals and groups together based on blood, marriage, or adoption. Explore the meaning and power relations that determine rights, responsibilities, and expectations within kinship systems.
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