Among the Nuer, if a quarrel erupted between members of different minimal lineages, it would ordinarily be resolved when the quarreling minimal lineages recognized that they were all part of the same major lineage. This process is called
A) lineality.
B) segmentary opposition.
C) bilateral.
D) clanship.

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Segmentary opposition is a social structure where conflicts are resolved by recognizing larger kinship ties, as seen among the Nuer.

Among the Nuer, If a Quarrel Erupted Between Members of Different