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patrilinear

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See: consanguineous


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In addition, he said, some children, especially in patrilinear societies, are not cared for by their mothers even though the mother may be alive and well.
Whether the focus is citizenship questions (Kirshner), juridical role (Kuehn), dowry ownership (Chojnacki), or remarriage and control of dowry (Chabot), it is clear that women maintained a subservient position in a society that favored patrilinear identity and power that they occasionally attempted to subvert .
I didn't comment on the patrilinear, patrilocal marriages of Ariel, Jasmine, and Belle, the stars of Disney's The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty, and the Beast, respectively.
 
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