North Americans assume that they are related equally to the relatives on both the mother’s and father’s side. The group composed of such people to whom these individuals feel that they belong is called what kind of descent group?

a. Ambilineal
b. Double
c. Bilateral
d. Patrilineal
e. Matrilineal


ANSWER: c

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