Both Matrilineal and Patrilineal Patterns of Descent Build Kinship Groups

question 47

Multiple Choice

Both matrilineal and patrilineal patterns of descent build kinship groups through either one genealogical line (the mother's side) or the other (the father's side) . What anthropological concept does this reflect?

• A) ambilineality
• B) unilineality
• C) endogamy
• D) patrilineality

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