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1 Kinship and Descent Part II

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3 Eskimo System Kinship reckoning in which the nuclear family is emphasized by specifically identifying the mother, father, brother, and sister, while lumping together all other relatives into broad categories such as uncle, aunt, and cousins. comparatively rare among all the world’s systems is used by Euramericans, as well as by a number of food-foraging peoples Unlike other terminologies it provides separate and distinct terms for the nuclear family members is referred to as the lineal system

4 Eskimo System

5 Hawaiian System Kinship reckoning in which all relatives of the same sex and generation are referred to by the same term. the least complex system, in that it uses the fewest terms reflects the absence of strong unilineal descent, and members on both the father’s and mother’s side are viewed as more or less equal is referred to as the generational system

6 Hawaiian System

7 Hawaiian System Polynesian societies throughout the Pacific Ocean are traditionally structured conforming to the Hawaiian system of kinship terminology.

8 Iroquois System Kinship reckoning in which a father and father’s brother are referred to by a single term, as are a mother and mother’s sister, but a father’s sister and mother’s brother are given separate terms. parallel cousins are classified with brothers and sisters cross cousins are classified separately, but not equated with relatives of some other generation very widespread and is usually found with unilineal descent groups

9 Iroquois System

10 Question: The kinship terminology system in which all relatives of the same sex and generation are referred to by the same term is the: Hawaiian System Iroquois System Descriptive System Eskimo System

11 Question: A The kinship terminology system in which all relatives of the same sex and generation are referred to by the same term is the Hawaiian System.

12 Question: The kinship terminology system used by Euramericans is the:
Omaha system Iroquois system Eskimo system Unilinear system

13 Question: C The kinship terminology system used by Euramericans is the Eskimo system.


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