Kinship and descent
Kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology. Cultures worldwide possess a wide range of systems of tracking kinship and descent. Anthropologists break these down into simple concepts which are common among many different cultures.
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Cultural anthropology - Kinship
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Descent groups |
| ► | Lineages, clans, phratries and moieties |
| ► | The nuclear family |
| ► | Legal ramifications |
| ► | Kinship systems |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External link |
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