kinship

Kinship systems organise social relations, inheritance, and political authority in many traditional societies.在许多传统社会中，亲属关系系统组织着社会关系、继承和政治权力。

The anthropologist mapped kinship networks to understand patterns of marriage and land ownership.人类学家绘制了亲属关系网络图，以了解婚姻和土地所有权的模式。