Both matrilineal and patrilineal patterns of descent build kinship groups through either one genealogical line (the mother's side) or the other (the father's side). What anthropological concept does this reflect?

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The patterns of descent described in the question reflect the concept of unilineality, which is the practice of tracing kinship through only one line of descent, either the mother's side (matrilineality) or the father's side (patrilineality). Ambilineality would refer to a social system where individuals have the choice of affiliation with either their mother's or father's descent group, while endogamy refers to the practice of marrying within a particular social or cultural group.

Both Matrilineal and Patrilineal Patterns of Descent Build Kinship Groups