A kindred is distinguished from a lineage because
A) a lineage consists of people who have an ancestor in common, a kindred consists of people who have a relative in common.
B) when an individual dies his kindred ceases to exist, whereas a lineage continues as a self-renewing group.
C) a kindred is defined by bilateral descent, a lineage by unilineal descent.
D) a kindred is an ego-centered network of relatives, whereas a lineage is a group of people with a collective identity.
E) all of the above.
E
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