Author Question: Contrast a lineage with a clan. Name at least 3 differences. What will be an ideal ... (Read 38 times)

nenivikky · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Contrast a lineage with a clan. Name at least 3 differences.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A group of kin who trace descent from a known common ancestor is called a __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Cheesycrackers · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A lineage is usually a local residential unit whose members cooperate daily. Often they own land and other productive resources as a unit. The clan does not usually reside near each other, they function primarily to regulate marriage, and they often have more political and religious functions than domestic and economic ones.

Answer to Question 2

Lineage.