A descent group is any publicly recognized social entity requiring lineal descent from a particular real or mythical ancestor for membership Types of descent are unilineal descent patrilineal ID: 552977
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DESCENT
A descent group is any publicly recognized social entity requiring lineal descent from a particular real or mythical ancestor for membership.Slide2
Types of descent are- unilineal
descent,
patrilineal descent, matrilineal descent, double descent, ambilineal descent, bilateral descent.
TYPES OF DESCENTSlide3
The individual is assigned at birth to membership in a specific descent group, which may be traced either by matrilineal descent through the female line or by
patrilineal
descent through the male line.UNILINEAL DESCENTSlide4
The individual of a patrilineal
descent group trace through other males, their descent from a common ancestor.
PATRILINEAL DESCENTSlide5
The individual is traced through females.
MATRILINEAL DESCENTSlide6
Descent is reckoned both patrilineally
and
matrilineally at the same time. In this system descent is matrilineal or some purposes and patrilineal for others.
DOUBLE DESCENTSlide7
Each individual has the option of affiliating with either the mother’s or the father’s descent.
AMBILINEAL DESCENTSlide8
A person is associated equaly
with all
consan guineal relatives on both the mother’s and father’s sides of the family.
BILATERAL DESCENT