The __________ system uses kin terms that emphasize the difference between one's parents' same-sex siblings and parents' opposite-sex siblings, classifying parallel cousins with one's own siblings.

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The Iroquois kinship system is characterized by the differentiation between parents' same-sex siblings (father's brothers and mother's sisters) and opposite-sex siblings (father's sisters and mother's brothers). This system places parallel cousins (children of same-sex siblings) in the same category as one's own siblings. The Eskimo, Crow, and Omaha systems all have different rules regarding the labeling of relatives and their relationship to oneself, and do not necessarily emphasize the distinction between same-sex and opposite-sex siblings of one's parents.

The __________ System Uses Kin Terms That Emphasize the Difference