Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally).The most common form is______________a system of tracing descent through both the mother's and father's sides of the family.

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Bilateral descent is the system of tracing kinship through both the mother and father's side of the family. This is the most common form of tracing kinship in industrial societies. Bitriarchal, bitricentric, and bitrilocal are not terms commonly used to describe kinship systems.

Kinship in Industrial Societies Is Usually Traced Through Both Parents