Author Question: Parallel cousins are found in the Iroquois system of kinship and are defined as: a. Mother's ... (Read 98 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Parallel cousins are found in the Iroquois system of kinship and are defined as:

a. Mother's sisters' children or father's brothers' children.
b. Mother's brothers' children or father's sisters' children.
c. Mother's brothers' children or father's brothers' children.
d. Mother's sisters' children or father's sisters' children.
e. Cousins that are descended from the same ancestor.

Question 2

One aspect of Omaha kinship that might strike many Americans as unusual is:

a. Everyone is called by the same name.
b. A male can be called mother..
c. Brothers are not distinguished from sisters.
d. The term myself can mean either the person speaking, or one of his or her brothers or sisters.
e. People in many generations may be called mother's brother..