Societies in which parents can choose their children's kinship affiliation are classified as:
A) bilateral descent.
B) double descent.
C) matrilineal descent.
D) ambilineal descent.
E) patrlineal descent

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Ambilineal descent societies allow parents to choose their children's kinship affiliation, either through the mother or the father or both. In these societies, there is no fixed pattern of descent, and the choice of affiliation may be made based on various factors such as economic or social benefits.

Societies in Which Parents Can Choose Their Children's Kinship Affiliation