Reconfigure Your Own Kinship Along Both a Matrilineal and Patrilineal

question 21

Essay

Reconfigure your own kinship along both a matrilineal and patrilineal line.How would your daily life be different? What new opportunities and challenges would emerge in your own family?

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Definitions:

Bride-Price

A payment made by the groom or his family to the bride's family, common in some cultures as part of the marriage process.

Bride Service

A marital arrangement or practice where a man spends a period of time working for the family of his wife, either before or after the marriage, as a form of dowry or bride price.

Culturally Adaptive

The capacity or ability of individuals or societies to modify and adjust their behavior and practices to fit new or changing cultural environments.

Same-Sex Marriage

The legal or socially recognized marriage between two individuals of the same sex or gender.