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Title: In all human societies, kinship is tied to the biological relationships created by human ...
Post by: adelaidebear on Jan 15, 2018
In all human societies, kinship is tied to the biological relationships created by human reproduction. However:
 
  a. how different societies sort and categorize kinship relationships is as much a matter of culture as it is of biology.
  b. bilateral descent systems are less influenced by culture than others.
  c. unilineal descent systems are seldom influenced by cultural definitions of social relationships.
  d. ambilateral descent systems are the least influenced by culture than others.
  e. how different societies classify kin is a direct interpretation and representation of biology and biological relationships.


Title: In all human societies, kinship is tied to the biological relationships created by human ...
Post by: Milkshake on Jan 15, 2018
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