ANTHRO 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: East Los Angeles College, Ambilineality, Unilineality
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A descendent group is a social unit whose members claim common ancestry. Unilateral: trace their ancestry through mother"s line (matrilineal) or father"s lineal (patrilineal), but not both. Cognatic (multilineal) descent: includes double descent, ambilineal descent, and bilateral descent. Lineage: an unilineal descent group of up to approximately ten generations can trace ancestry back (step-by-step) to a common founder. Clan: a group of kin, usually comprising more than ten generations, consisting of members who claim a common ancestry even though they cannot trace step-by-step. A form of descent traced through both females and males. Types of multilineal descent: double descent responsibilities from both sides, ambilineal descent - you can choose the most important to you, bilateral descent egalitarian (un rbol familiar) Patrilocal live with the husband"s family. Avunculocal they live close or near their husband"s mother"s brother. Development of the study of gender in anthropology. Refers to an individual"s membership in one of two biologically distinct categories male or female.
