PART II

 Descent group is a permanent social unit whose members say they have ancestors in common.  Descent group membership is determined at birth and is lifelong, so it is an ascribed status.  Descent is determined through either the mothers line or fathers line of descent but not both of them.  Most societies will follow the line of the mother.

 There is one person that stands at the top of the common genealogy.  Adam and Eve example  Abraham Example  All of the above are examples of demonstrated descent

 Clans work differently than  Clans do not necessarily show a line to the Apical Ancestor  Clans just make a claim to that ancestry

 Clans unlike nuclear families are permanent, enduring units  Clans will then have rules as to where to reside and who lives on the estate  Patrilocality vs matrilocality  Ambilineal descent