What Is the Most Common System of Kinship Classification Used

question 43

Multiple Choice

What is the most common system of kinship classification used in the United States?

• A) bifurcate merging
• B) lineal
• C) bifurcate collateral
• D) generational
• E) patrilineal

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Balanced Equation

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