ii. Much of this turns out not to be true 1. Men and women in many societies celebrate female fertility, regardless of being partiarchical societies h. Some societies are both matrilineal and patrilineal Many kinship i ships have nothing to do with descent gro For example sometimes it might be more beneficial to seek out your mother's brother, to whom you are still related but who is in a different descent group j. Kinship become the framework for many things in life But rules are not stat You do have to work within the system 1. But over time, especially during times of civil war, things that were assumed to be rules, turn into preferences 6. Marriage a. Many use marriage as a means of getting other things done- a social mechanism, just like descent groups b. Alliances can be built on marriage exchange Bilater You can marry your mother's brother's daughter or your father's sters daugh ii. Many people are called"wife" and"sister"even though they might ot be iii. This bilateral exchange sets up an even exchangeii. Much of this turns out not to be true. 1. Men and women in many societies celebrate female fertility, regardless of being partiarchical societies h. Some societies are both Matrilineal and Patrilineal i. Many kinship relationships have nothing to do with descent groups i. For example sometimes it might be more beneficial to seek out your mother’s brother, to whom you are still related, but who is in a different descent group j. Kinship become the framework for many things in life i. But rules are not static ii. You do have to work within the system 1. But over time, especially during times of civil war, things that were assumed to be rules, turn into preferences 6. Marriage a. Many use marriage as a means of getting other things done – a social mechanism, just like descent groups b. Alliances can be built on marriage exchange c. Bilateral exchange: i. You can marry your mother’s brother’s daughter or your father’s sister’s daughter ii. Many people are called “wife” and “sister” even though they might not be so, iii. This bilateral exchange sets up an even exchange