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Encyclopedia > Bilineal descent

Bilinear descent (or bilateral descent) is a kinship system in which descent is traced through both maternal and paternal ancestors. Bilinear descent is the custom in the United States


See also ambilateral descent and unilateral descent.


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Kinship and descent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (669 words)
Kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology.
A unilineal society (such as the Iroquois system) is one in which the descent of an individual is reckoned either from the mother's or the father's descent group.
In a society which reckons descent bilineally, or bilaterally (such as the Eskimo system), descent from both father and mother is equally important.
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