patrilineality

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• Patrilineality — (or agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one s father s lineage.[1] It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well. A patriline is literally a father line; one s patriline is one s …   Wikipedia

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• Unilineality — is a system of determining descent groups in which one belongs to one s father s or mother s lineage. Both patrilineality and matrilineality are types of Unilineal descent.ee also*Ambilineality *Family *Cultural anthropology …   Wikipedia

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