According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India

question 2

Multiple Choice

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," the term patrilineage refers to

• A) women belonging to one's own patriclan (arak).
• B) women belonging to one's mother's patriclan (arak).
• C) closely related men who are all descended from a known ancestor.
• D) closely related women who are all descended from a known ancestor.

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