The following list includes societies that have been identified as matrilineal or matrilocal in ethnographic literature. "Matrilineal" means kinship is...

being a normal development in societies. Ruth Bré, advocate for matrilineality List of matrilineal or matrilocal societies Married and maiden names Mater...

found in societies in which goddess worship, matrilocality, or matriliny exist." In sociobiology, matrilocality refers to animal societies in which a...

searches of historical records. Double surname Extinction of surnames Family name Gender equality List of matrilineal or matrilocal societies List of people...

of Sex (2011) by Sunny Bergman Chiefdom of Yongning Chinese marriage Kettu Kalyanam List of ethnic groups in China List of matrilineal or matrilocal societies...

no known societies that are unambiguously matriarchal. Matriarchies may also be confused with matrilineal, matrilocal, and matrifocal societies. While some...

Many societies that practise a matrilineal system often have a matrilocal residence but men still exercise significant authority. Ambilineal (or Cognatic)...

type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with...

uncle's child) or of the father's sister (paternal aunt's child). Where there are unilineal descent groups in a society (i.e. matrilineal and/or patrilineal)...

31 sister's sons, in 60 other matrilineal heirs (such as daughters or brothers), and in 98 all children. In 43 societies land is given to all children...

parts of the world. In addition to men, women engage in hunting in 79% of modern hunter-gatherer societies. Only a few contemporary societies of uncontacted...

of relationship that resulted in the matrilineal and matrilocal system. It has also been argued that the practice, along with judicious selection of the...

line". In a matrilineal descent system, an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as her or his mother. This matrilineal descent pattern...

property arrangements, whereas in northern Travancore they were matrilineal but usually matrilocal in their arrangements for property. Southern Malabar saw a...

Asian countries, Eastern Europe the Middle East, parts of Africa and in some Pacific Island societies, notably those in Melanesia. The amount changing hands...

of relationship that resulted in the matrilineal and matrilocal system. It has also been argued that the practice, along with judicious selection of the...

Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present...

in the Himalayan mountain region (eight societies). More recent studies have found at least four other societies practicing polyandry. Fraternal polyandry...

limited to complex societies, all complex societies exhibit features of stratification. In any complex society, the total stock of valued goods is distributed...

many societies define kinship in terms other than blood). However, Morgan also observed that different languages (and, by extension, societies) organize...

society is one in which a married couple traditionally lives with the man's mother's eldest brother, which most often occurs in matrilineal societies...

clans were matrilineal and matrilocal, which exhibited important implications on gender roles. Historically, the clans were divided into either of two groups:...

time as distinct communities within societies that have other practices and beliefs. The isolationist practices of endogamy may lead to a group's extinction...

Matrifocal family - Matrilineal succession (compare Patrilineal succession) - Matrilineality (compare Patrilineality) - Matrilocal residence (compare Patrilocal...

methodology is one of studying societies in their natural environment. Rather than select a culture that is fairly well understood such as Europe or America, she...

being one of the few remaining tribes that have a matrilineal society. Under the Constitution of India, the Khasis have been granted the status of Scheduled...

if either a society has a rule of tracing kinship exclusively through patrilineal or matrilineal descent groups as among the Akan people of West Africa...

either by themselves or by society, as neither a man or woman. It is also a social category present in societies that recognize three or more genders. The...

system used in the English-speaking world, a niece or nephew is a child of an individual's sibling or sibling-in-law. A niece is female and a nephew is...

encourage, accept or outlaw polygamy. In societies which allow or tolerate polygamy, polygyny is the accepted form in the vast majority of cases. According...