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Words Are Symbolic

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Words are symbolic.


Definitions:

Unilineal Kin Group

A social group where membership is inherited through either the male (patrilineal) or female (matrilineal) line exclusively.

Nuclear Families

A family group consisting of parents and their children, regarded as a basic social unit.

Unilineal Descent

Descent traced exclusively through either the male or the female line of ancestry to establish group membership.

Matrilineal Descent

A lineage system where ancestral descent is traced through the mother's line rather than the father's.

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