Tag: patrilineal
Descent- a person’s family origin
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, “Descent is defined as the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group...
The Rules of Kinship
Kinship usages or the rules of kinship play an important role in understanding the kinship system. They create groups or special groups...
Patterns of Kinship Terminology
We have many different ways of organizing the terminology of kinship but when we look at them all we can see some...
Family in Anthropology
A family is a group of people who are connected through marriage, blood or adoption. It works as a social institution. The...