matrilineality
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Matrilineality — is a system in which descent is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors. Matrilineality is also a societal system in which one belongs to one s matriline or mother s lineage, which can involve the inheritance of property and/or titles. A … Wikipedia
Matrilineality in Judaism — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism … Wikipedia
Mosuo women — Known to many as the Kingdom of Women, the Mosuo (Chinese: 摩梭; pinyin: Mósuō, are a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet. A population of about 50,000 the Mosuo are found near Lugu… … Wikipedia
Matriarchy — Gynecocracy redirects here. For the pornographic novel, see Gynecocracy (novel). Matriarch redirects here. For other uses, see Matriarch (disambiguation). Part of a series on … Wikipedia
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
Matriname — Matrilineal surnames are inherited or handed down from mother to daughter (to daughter) in matrilineal cultures, and this line of descent or mother line is called a matriline. For clarity and brevity, the scientific term matrilineal surname will… … Wikipedia
Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… … Wikipedia
Mosuo — A Mosuo woman near Lugu Lake … Wikipedia
History of feminism — The history of feminism is the history of feminist movements and their efforts to overturn injustices of gender inequality. Feminist scholars have divided feminism s history into three waves . Humm, Maggie. 1995. The Dictionary of Feminist Theory … Wikipedia
Hyperdescent — is the practice of determining the lineage of a child of mixed race ancestry by assigning the child the race of his more socially dominant parent. Hyperdescent is the opposite of hypodescent (the practice of determining the lineage of a child of… … Wikipedia
