1. In a patrilineal system, descent is traced through the ________ line.
father’s
2. A group of individuals with a common ancestor is known as a ________.
clan
3. Matrilocal residence refers to a living arrangement where a married couple resides with the _________.
wife’s family
4. In a bilateral kinship system, individuals recognize kinship through both the ________ and ________ sides.
mother’s, father’s
5. The term “consanguinity” refers to the degree of ________ between individuals.
blood relation
6. A system in which individuals trace descent through both their mother’s and father’s lines is called ________.
bilateral descent
7. In a ________ system, descent is traced through the mother’s line.
matrilineal
8. The ________ system involves reckoning descent only through the father’s line.
patrilineal
9. A ________ cousin is the child of one’s parent’s same-sex sibling.
parallel
10. A ________ is a group of people who share a common ancestor but cannot trace their descent.
lineage
11. In a ________ kinship system, individuals trace descent through the mother’s line, and property passes from mother to daughter.
matrilineal
12. A ________ is a kinship group consisting of three or more generations.
lineage
13. A ________ uncle is the brother of one’s mother.
maternal
14. ________ residence is a living arrangement where a married couple resides with the husband’s family.
patrilocal
15. ________ descent involves tracing kinship through both the mother’s and father’s lines, creating a network of relatives.
bilateral
16. A ________ cousin is the child of one’s parent’s sibling’s child.
cross
17. A ________ cousin is the child of one’s parent’s same-sex sibling.
parallel
18. A ________ is a kinship group that can trace its descent to a common ancestor.
clan
19. A ________ cousin is the child of one’s parent’s sibling’s opposite-sex child.
cross
20. The ________ system involves reckoning descent only through the mother’s line.
matrilineal
21. A ________ cousin is the child of one’s parent’s same-sex sibling.
parallel
22. In a ________ kinship system, individuals trace descent through both the mother’s and father’s lines.
bilateral
23. ________ descent involves tracing kinship only through the father’s line.
patrilineal
24. A ________ uncle is the brother of one’s father.
paternal
25. In a ________ residence system, a married couple resides with the wife’s family.
matrilocal
26. Relatives in a bilateral succession are collectively called as _______. These descendants can be from both sides maternal or paternal.
kindred
27. According to Mardok, there are 151 types of _______ kins.
tertiary
28. Primary relatives of primary kins fall under the category of _______ kin, like brother-in-law, grandfather, maternal uncle, etc.
secondary
29. Including Kumar, Chenchu and Bhirhor like backwards tribes, lineage is found in almost all the _______ of India.
tribes
30. _____ can be related through male descent or on the father’s side.
Agnate
31. In the context of kinship studies, the bond between two families following a marriage is described as relationship of _____.
alliance
32. A ____ is unilateral descent group compsed of two or more clans which are supposedly interrelated.
phratry
33. Clan is also know as _____ in Hindi.
Gotra
34. When a large social group that results from the splitting of a society into two equal or unequal halves on the basis of descent. Each half thus formed is called a _______.
moiety
35. When the two kinsmen do not address each other directly rather through a third person or a symbol, the usage is known as ______.
teknonymy
36. The kinship behaviour which assigns a special role to one's father's sister is called ______.
amitate
37. Children born of the same parents are known as _____.
siblings
38. Succession, descent and inheritance through either the father's or the mother's line alone are known as ______.
unilineal descent
39. A person who is the basic point of reference in determining and tracing kinship is known as ______.
ego
40. Kinship behaviour which gives special importance to maternal uncle is identified as ______.
avunculate
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