Anthro Kinship terms

ties to ancestors traced through only one parent; may be patrilineal or matrilineal

ancestral and family ties traced through both parents

ties traced through the male line

ties traced through female line

relative through birth (blood relatives)

relatives through marriage ("in-laws")

the children of two brothers or two sisters

the children of a brother and a sister

family into which one is born

a married couple and their children

two or more nuclear families linked through parent-child or sibling ties

marrying within a defined social category, such as within the same lineage, village, caste, race, religion, etc.

marrying outside a defined category

marrying up

one spouse

plural spouses

marriage of a man to two or more women

marriage of a man to sisters

marriage of a woman to two or more men

marriage of a woman to brothers

the obligation of a woman to marry her husband's brother if her husband should die

the obligation of a woman to marry her sister's husband if her sister should die

postmarital residence in a new or separate location

postmarital residence alternating between the kin or each spouse

male-centered resident; usually refers to postmarital residence with the husband's relatives

female-centered resident; usually refers to postmarital residence with the wife's relatives