Author Question: In a society with matrilineal descent, the person with the most authority and responsibility for a ... (Read 85 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

In a society with matrilineal descent, the person with the most authority and responsibility for a woman and her child is her:

a. Brother.
b. Son.
c. Sister.
d. Father.
e. Husband.

Question 2

The Nuer are a patrilineal society in which clans and lineages function as a type of political structure. This is called:

a. A segmentary lineage system.
b. A segmentary corporate system.
c. A unilineal political system.
d. A bilateral lineage system.
e. Political usufruct rights.