NURSING ANM AND GNM

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SOCIOLOGY

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Descent and inheritance is passed through the female side of family:
A
cohabitation
B
heterogamy
C
matrilineal
D
patrilineal
E
neolocal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers – in other words, a “mother line". In a matrilineal descent system, an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as their mother.

Detailed explanation-2: -matrilineal society, also called matriliny, group adhering to a kinship system in which ancestral descent is traced through maternal instead of paternal lines (the latter being termed patrilineage or patriliny).

Detailed explanation-3: -The form of unilineal descent that follows a female line is known as matrilineal. When using this pattern, individuals are relatives if they can trace descent through females to the same female ancestor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Matrilineal descent refers to a system that traces lineage or kinship through women or female relatives. Patrilineal descent refers to a system where an individual’s clan or lineage group is determined through men or male relatives.

Detailed explanation-5: -Matrilineal Descent Pronunciation A type of unilineal descent. Also called: female-line. matrilineality.

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