Describe the relationship between a son and his father in a matrilineal society
What will be an ideal response?
Because the father is not in the same matrilineage as his own son, the relationship tends to be easy and affectionate. The father does not have authority over his son in a matrilineage. His wife's brother does.
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A I'll meet you there in an hour. B Thank you for spending time with me. C The movie is two hours long. D You should take a nap for a few minutes. E I just saw him about thirty minutes ago.
Age grades (age sets) are groups of people of approximately the same age within tribal societies who __________
a. are ritual outsiders b. are not yet married c. are given specific socio-political functions d. share birthday celebrations
Most contemporary foragers live in remote areas, completely cut off from contact with other modern, agricultural, and industrial communities
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
David Schneider found all of the following attributes of American kinship except it:
a. could not extend upward beyond three generations in identifying ancestors. b. ?was practiced very weakly and sometimes did not count sibling bonds. c. ?would cut off and not count biological kin for emotional reasons. d. ?would cut off and not count some biological kin because of geographical distance.