unilineal descent
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descent — /di sent /, n. 1. the act, process, or fact of descending. 2. a downward inclination or slope. 3. a passage or stairway leading down. 4. derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. 5. any passing from higher to lower in degree or state;… … Universalium
descent group — These are kin groups who are lineal descendants of a common ancestor. Unilineal descent is either matrilineal (if traced through the mother) or patrilineal (traced through the father s line). Bilateral descent can be traced through either line.… … Dictionary of sociology
descent groups — These are kin groups who are lineal descendants of a common ancestor. Unilineal descent is either matrilineal (if traced through the mother) or patrilineal (traced through the father s line). Bilateral descent can be traced through either line.… … Dictionary of sociology
unilineal — [yo͞on΄elin′ē əl] adj. showing descent through only one line of the family, either that of the father or that of the mother unilineally adv … English World dictionary
unilineal — adjective Date: 1935 tracing descent through either the maternal or paternal line only … New Collegiate Dictionary
unilineal — /junəˈlɪniəl/ (say yoohnuh lineeuhl) adjective Anthropology of or relating to descent through either the mother s or father s line only, as of group membership, inheritance, etc. {uni + lineal} …
ОДНОСТОРОННЯЯ РОДОСЛОВНАЯ — (unilineal descent) происхождение от одного пола, следовательно, либо по мужской линии, либо по женской (неодностороннее иногда называют когнатическим) … Большой толковый социологический словарь
kinship — /kin ship/, n. 1. the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship. 2. relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity. [1825 35; KIN + SHIP] Syn. 1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing. * * * Socially recognized relationship… … Universalium
Structural functionalism — Sociology … Wikipedia
Kinship — For other uses, see Kinship (disambiguation). Relationships … Wikipedia
