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a kinship group based on a unilineal descent rule that is localized, has some corporate powers, and whose members can trace their actual relationships to each other |
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A rule of descent relating a person to a group of consanguine kind on the basis of descent through females only. |
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A rule of descent relating consanguine kin on the basis of descent through males only. |
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fundamental principle of relationships linking kin through marriage |
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The principle of relationship linking individuals by shared ancestry (blood) |
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a rule of relationship that ties people together on the basis of reputed common ancestry |
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Basic unit of economic production in small-scale societies organized around kinship. |
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marriage within a designated social unit |
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marriage outside any designated group |
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form of polygamy in which a man is married to two or more women at one time |
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A form of polygamy in which a woman has two or more husbands at one time |
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