The __________ System Uses Kin Terms That Emphasize the Difference

question 39

Multiple Choice

The __________ system uses kin terms that emphasize the difference between one's parents' same-sex siblings and parents' opposite-sex siblings, classifying parallel cousins with one's own siblings.

• A) Eskimo
• B) Crow
• C) Iroquois
• D) Omaha

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Definitions:

Inherit

To receive assets or liabilities left by a deceased person through their will or by statutory rights.

Legal Proceeding

A formal process governed by law, including trials and hearings, in which legal judgments and decisions are made.

Legal Parents

Individuals who have legal authority and responsibility for a child, which can arise through biological relationship, adoption, or legal designation.

Adoption

A procedure in which persons become the legal parents of a child who is not their biological child.