Marion, 10 years old, knew that she was related to the relatives on her mother's side of the family, and also the relatives on her father's side of the family. This _____ system is the usual model in the United States.

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Marion's knowledge of being related to both her mother's and father's relatives indicates that her family system follows the bilineal model, where descent is traced through both the maternal and paternal lines. This is the usual model in the United States, rather than the patrilineal (where descent is traced through the male line), matrilineal (where descent is traced through the female line), or trilineal (where descent is traced through both maternal and paternal lines, but with greater emphasis on one of them) models.

Marion, 10 Years Old, Knew That She Was Related to the Relatives