Ying lives in China and does not know anything about her biological father’s side of the family. Evidently, she is living within a __________ system, where descent is traced only on the mother’s side.

a. patrilineal
b. bilineal
c. matrilineal
d. egalitarian


Ans: c. matrilineal

Sociology

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a. coalition b. organization c. structure d. construction

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Over the past 20 years, the number of medical school graduates has __________

A) declined B) remained the same C) increased D) fluctuated wildly

Sociology

Distinguish between groups, aggregates, and categories from a sociological perspective

What will be an ideal response?

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