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Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship and Family Structures

Quick fact

Anthropologists have found that in some matrilineal societies, like the Trobriand Islanders, a father is not considered a kin at all—his role is that of a 'stranger' or 'affine'—even though he is the biological sire.

Why this is interesting

You think you know what a family is—but your definition is just one of thousands. In some cultures, your mother's brother is more important than your father. Why?