Kinship is a social institution that refers to relations formed between members of society.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Kinship by Blood is the relation between the Parents, Children, Siblings, Nieces and Nephews, Aunt and Uncle.

• True

• False

Descent is a biological relationship to his or her ancestry.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Linage can be traced by studying either the person’s paternal or maternal line.

• TRUE

• FALSE

both males and females are members of a unilineal family but their descent lines are recognized only through relatives of either the male or female member.

• UNILINEAL DESCENT

• PATRILINEAL DESCENT

both males and females belong to the kin group of their father but they do not belong to their mother’s kin group.

• MATRILINEAL DESCENT

• PATRILINEAL DESCENT

both male and female offspring are considered members of the mother’s matrilineal descent group but only the daughters can pass on the family line to their offspring.

• MATRILINEAL DESCENT

• PATRILINEAL DESCENT

kinship is traced through both ancestral lines of the mother and father.

• MATRILINEAL DESCENT

• BILATERAL DESCENT

• PATRILINEAL DESCENT

compulsory marriage in their own village, community, ethnic, social or religious group.

• ENDOGAMY

• EXOGAMY

Refers to a marriage custom where an individual is required by society’s norms and rules to marry outside of their own group, community or social classes.

• EXOGAMY

• ENDOGAMY