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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Definitions:

Friendship Groups

Social circles consisting of friends who share interests, activities, and support one another.

Adolescents

Individuals in the transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.

Sensorimotor Play

Behavior that allows infants to derive pleasure from exercising their existing sensorimotor schemes.

Eight-month-old

Describes a child who is in the eighth month of life, a stage characteristically marked by significant developmental milestones such as sitting up and beginning to explore.