Refers to the “web of

Kinship
social relationship
that humans form as
part of a family,which
is the smallest unit of
society.
 Several Points about
1 “Family”
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social
2 and
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is a can
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A A
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unit. can more
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 Two Primary
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Kinship by
BLOOD
 Four main
Unilineal Descent- This
descent
allows an rules
individual
be affiliated to the
to
descent of one sex group
only, either male or
female.
Two types of
Unilineal descents
MATRILINEAL
PATRILINEAL
 is observed among groups
of people who believe
that they have unilineal
relations based
Phraties- the identity of
on
common
kinship ancestor.
originator is
usually unknown,rendering
him or her as a mythical
being
The names of clans and
 MOIETY
• Similar with phratries in having
multiple clans within it
• It differs from a phratry in its
function of creating a
sustainable systemic balance
within a society.
• A society can be divided into two
distinct moieties that perform
reciprocal responsibilities with
BILATERAL DESCENT
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