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ghost! · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

In a matrilineal society:

a. There is no concern over who the child's biological father is.
b. Women occupy the politically important positions.
c. Inheritance and succession pass from the mother's brother to her son.
d. Men are afraid of women.
e. Marriages are extremely stable.

Question 2

In general, where you find matrilineal descent groups, you also find:

a. Societies dependent on pastoralism.
b. Men do most of the housework.
c. Men go to live with their wife's family after marriage.
d. Women hold almost all of the public political roles.
e. A woman is likely to be married to more than one man.