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1. What are some differences between matrilineal descent and patrilineal descent?
The most common descent group will be categorized to matrilineal and patrilineal.
In matrilineal descent society female has more power, but they don't keep the power only between themselves they share with their man. In matrilineal environment brothers are having power instead of the husbands. However women are more involve in society, they have to work harder. For example; in northeastern Arizona, Hopi Indians women hold a very important role in managing the group, but men had the right to offer her advice. Also women usually own the farm and their husband worked in the farm and if there were any problem between the family members the men from the female side of family would help them to solve it. In contrast patrilineal society male are the main character. In this society women conceder as a part of male belonging and if there were any problem with family father side would be there too help......

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