Asked by Talisha Matthews on Sep 27, 2024
A patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage is between a man and his:
A) mother's brother's daughter
B) father's brother's daughter
C) father's son's daughter
D) father's father's daughter
Patrilateral Parallel-cousin
A type of kinship relationship where children of a father's brother or a mother's sister are considered close relatives, often seen in cultures with strong patrilineal descent.
Parallel-cousin Marriage
A type of cousin marriage where individuals marry cousins from their parent's same sibling (e.g., two brothers' children or two sisters' children marrying each other).
- Understand various marriage practices and their definitions, including patrilineal and matrilineal cousin marriages.
Learning Objectives
- Understand various marriage practices and their definitions, including patrilineal and matrilineal cousin marriages.