Author Question: Unilineal descent groups last over time and have a corporate nature, which means all of the ... (Read 54 times)

robinn137 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Unilineal descent groups last over time and have a corporate nature, which means all of the following EXCEPT:

a. they shape a person's identity in some significant way.
b. they are subordinate only to religious figures in the society.
c. they regulate marriage, and kin on both the bride and groom's sides must give approval.
d. they control property such as land and animals.
e. they function as a political unit.

Question 2

Clans, as unilineal descent groups:

a. are the same organizations as lineages, except that they form parts of chiefdoms and not tribes.
b. claim that they are all related to a common ancestor, but cannot trace that genealogical connection step-bystep.
c. are smaller in size than lineages.
d. control more property than any other type of descent group.
e. are always part of a moiety.