GROUP 4

FAMILIES AND THE RULE OF

DESCENT
 Bilateral descent is a system
of family lineage in which the relatives on
the mother's side and father's side are
equally important for emotional ties or for DESCENT
transfer of property or wealth.
Ambilineality is a
This descent is
usually unilineal, or UNILINEAL AMBILINEAL cognatic descent
system in which
derived only through the individuals may be
male (patriclan) or the affiliated either to
female (matriclan) line. their father's or
mother's group.

PATRILINEAL NEOLOCAL PATRILOCALITY

MATRILINEAL
In a matrilineal
descent system, an
individual is considered to
belong to the
same descent group as
their mother.
RESIDENCE
Patrilineal
Descent. Patrilineal , or Neolocal residence involves Patrilocality refers to
when a newlywed
agnatic, descent is the creation of a new
established by household where a child couple lives close to or
near the husband's
tracing descent marries or even when he or
exclusively through males she reaches adulthood and family
from a founding male becomes socially and
ancestor. economically active
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MEMBERS:

GONZALES, RICA BEATRIZ

MARIñAS, JHON IBERSON
PILA, TREXLE
VALEZA, JULIUS