A body of kindred constituting a distinct body politic is divided
into groups, the males into groups of brothers and the females into
groups of sisters, on distinctions of generations, regardless of
degrees of consanguinity; and the kinship terms used express
relative age. In civilized society kinships are classified on
distinctions of sex, distinctions of generations, and distinctions
arising from degrees of consanguinity.
II. When descent is in the female line, the brother-group consists of
natal brothers, together with all the materterate male cousins of
whatever degree. Thus mother's sisters' sons and mother's mother's
sisters' daughters' sons, etc, are included in a group with natal
brothers. In like manner the sister-group is composed of natal
sisters, together with all materterate female cousins of whatever
degree.
III. When descent is in the male line, the brother-group is composed of
natal brothers, together with all patruate male cousins of whatever
degree, and the sister-group is composed of natal sisters, together
with all patruate female cousins of whatever degree.
IV. The son of a member of a brother-group calls each one of the group,
father; the father of a member of a brother-group calls each one of
the group, son. Thus a father-group is coextensive with the
brother-group to which the father belongs. A brother-group may also
constitute a father-group and grandfather-group, a son-group and a
grandson-group.
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