Systems of Kinship-Lineage and Descent [IAS (Admin.) Mains Sociology]: Questions 1 - 3 of 3

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Question 1

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Discuss the importance of lineage and descent in kinship and family. (Paper-2)

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Importance of Lineage and Descent in Kinship and Family

  • Descent is the system of acknowledged social parentage, which varies from society to society, whereby a person may claim kinship ties with another. The practical importance of descent comes from its use as a means for one person to assert rights, duties, privileges, or status in relation to ano…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Discuss the regional variations of kinship system in Indian society.

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Regional Variations and Kinship System in Indian Society

  • According to Theodor son, Kinship sate an e considered as the customer sate of statuses ad roles that governs the behavior of people who are related to each other through marriage or descent from aestor. Kinship relations are functional for society in 2 ways: it characterises every relationshi…

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Question 3

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Descent rules and its advantages

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Descent Rules

  • Descent rules define socially recognized kin groups by tracing connections through chains of parent-child ties. A society may focus exclusively on connections traced through the male parent (patrilineal) or through the female parent (matrilineal) . In either case, the culture is employing aunilineal, or single-line, descent system.
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