• Compare And Contrast The Various Descent Groups And Their Functions
Compare and contrast the various descent groups and their functions.
A descent group is defined as, “A social group identified by a person in order to trace actual or supposed kinship relationships.”1 There are multiple different descent groups and sub groups within them.
A lineage is a descent group where anyone can track themselves back through blood or marriage. All the information of who is related to who is known through a lineage.2 There is one kind of descent group for either males and females. These are called unilineal descent groups because the group of people can track through either one male or one female. The one for the males is called patrilineal descent groups and the one for the female is called matrilineal descent groups.
A descent group is defined as, “A social group identified by a person in order to trace actual or supposed kinship relationships.”1 There are multiple different descent groups and sub groups within them.
A lineage is a descent group where anyone can track themselves back through blood or marriage. All the information of who is related to who is known through a lineage.2 There is one kind of descent group for either males and females. These are called unilineal descent groups because the group of people can track through either one male or one female. The one for the males is called patrilineal descent groups and the one for the female is called matrilineal descent groups.