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Essay / Kinship - 1221
Kinship is used to describe the relationship that exists between or among entities or individuals sharing a common origin in terms of culture, historical ancestry, or biological relationship. Kinship refers to relationships defined by a particular culture among or between individuals with common family ties. Kinship serves as the basis for classifying people and forming social groups in different societies. The patterns and rules that govern kinship differ among communities around the world. Kinship, in anthropology, defines the relationship between people through marriage (invariably called affinity) and through descent, also known as consanguinity. In most cases the two classifications overlap, for example relationships between married people with common ancestry. For example, affinity ties exist between in-laws while consanguinity relationships are evident between parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Kinship is used to organize members of society into different categories, roles, and various social groups, based on descent, marriage, or other types of relationships (Schneider 2005). Inheritance taxes are generally based on the closeness of kinship relationships and are therefore used to pass property and status from one generation to the next. On the other hand, fictitious kinship is a term used to describe and differentiate between different types of relationships that are not based on kinship ties. on blood ties (consanguineous) or on marriage (affinity). Fictional kinship is used to describe unreal relationships. An example is the concept of intercultural relations. This type of kinship relationship can also be used legally between companies, for example in matters concerning inheritance, (Sarker, 19...... middle of article...... fictitious kinship has the importance of achieving a well-established social structure not only among the Akan, but also in other communities in general. Brian S. (1995), Akan Lineage Organization, University of Manitoba. kinship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Kemper, RV (1982). Magnarella, P, and Turkdogan, O. (1973). .Fictional family relationship in rural Bangladesh." .http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/anthropology/tutor/case_studies/akan/lineage.html