The socially recognized network of relationships through which individuals are related to one another by ties of descent (real or imagined) and marriage is known as
A) family ties.
B) descent.
C) kinship.
D) hierarchy.

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Kinship refers to the socially recognized network of relationships through which individuals are connected by ties of descent (which can be biological or adoptive) and marriage. This encompasses not just immediate family but extended family and clan or tribal connections as well.

The Socially Recognized Network of Relationships Through Which Individuals Are