Question

7 multiple choice 2 points

american children considering themselves equally related to a mother and a father even if one or both are absent from their life makes sense because most american families organize themselves according to the principles of:

matrilineal descent
patrilineal descent
unilineal descent
bilateral descent

Explanation:

Analyze the definition of equal relation to both parents

The question describes a system where children consider themselves equally related to both their mother and their father. This is a system of kinship where descent is traced through both maternal and paternal lines.

Compare descent systems

• Matrilineal descent: Traces kinship exclusively through the female line.
• Patrilineal descent: Traces kinship exclusively through the male line.
• Unilineal descent: Traces kinship through only one line (either matrilineal or patrilineal).
• Bilateral descent: Traces kinship equally through both the mother's and father's lines, which is the dominant system in most American families.

Answer:

• matrilineal descent
• patrilineal descent
• unilineal descent
• bilateral descent (Correct answer)