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    Kinship

    Kinship
     Is a social institution that refers to relations formed
    between members of society
     It explains the nature and reason for the formation
    of the different types of bonds that exist within a
    society
     Sociologists define kinship as the different forms
    of socially accepted relations among people
    Types of Kinship
     Kinship by Blood
    Consanguineal Kinship or kinship based on
    blood is considered as the most basic and most
    general form of relations. Achieved by birth or
    blood affinity
     Descent
    Refers to a biological relationship. An individual’s
    child or offspring or his or her parents and
    ancestry.
     Lineage
    Refers to the line where one’s descent is traced.
    Principles of Descent
    Unilineal Descent
    • Traced by most societies through
    a single line of ancestors from
    either the male and female line.
    Both males and females are
    members of a unilineal family but
    their descent lines are recognized
    only through the relatives of
    either the male or female member.
    Two Basic Forms
    Patrilineal Form Matrilineal Form
     Both males and females  Both male and female
    belong to the kin group of offsprings are considered
    their father but they do not members of their mother’s
    belong to their mother’s matrilineal descent group
    kin group but only the daughters can
    pass on the family line to
    the offspring
    Bilateral Descent
     Also called nonunilineal or
    cognatic descent principle.
    Kinship is traced through both
    ancestral lines of the mother
    and father
     Ego refers to a person to whom
    kinship relationships are referred
    to and that has no specific gender
    Kinship by Marriage
     Affinal kinship or kinship based on marriage
    refers to the type of relations developed when a
    marriage occurs. Moreover, the families of both
    the husband and wife also form new social
    relations with each other

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