Question

Ying lives in China and does not know anything about her biological father's side of the family. Evidently, she is living within a __________ system, where descent is traced only on the mother's side. Group of answer choices a.patrilineal b.egalitarian c.bilineal d.matrilineal

Answer 1

Matrilineal is the system, where descent is traced only on the mother's side in China.

Explanation:

• There are three typesof unilateral descent: patrilineal, which follows only the line of the father; matrilineal, which follows only the side of the mother; and ambilineal, which either follows only the side of the father or only that of the mother, depending on the case.
• The Mosuo are a minority ethnic group living in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan, around China's Lugu Lake.
• Many people in the Mosuo practice a matrilineal tradition, tracing the descent through the family's female side.