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Enumeration Type: ZI113_DGP

Package:

EthnicGroup

AlphacodeFullpath:

EthnicGroup_descentGroupPattern

Type:

Enumeration Type

Overview of characteristics:


Attributes and association roles
Name Type Multiplicity
ambilinealDescent 1
bilateralDescent 1
duolateralDescent 1
matrilinealDescent 1
noInformation CharacterString 1
notApplicable CharacterString 1
other CharacterString 1
parallelDescent 1
patrilinealDescent 1

Attribute:

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Name:

ambilinealDescent

Full name:

Ambilineal Descent

AlphacodeFullpath:

1

Definition:

A descent pattern based on ties traced through either the paternal or the maternal line.

Description:

In an ambilineal descent pattern, an individual may trace lineage through the matrilineage or the patrilineage (not both). In some societies, the association to maternal or paternal descent groups may vary by individual choice, usually depending upon the relative prominence or wealth of the two lineages.

AlphaCode:

ambilinealDescent

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

Tagged Values:

Tag Value

531Code

1

Alphacode

ambilinealDescent

name

Ambilineal Descent

Attribute:

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Name:

bilateralDescent

Full name:

Bilateral Descent

AlphacodeFullpath:

2

Definition:

A descent pattern in which individuals define themselves as being at the centre of a group of kin composed more or less equally of relatives from both paternal and maternal lines.

Description:

In a bilateral descent pattern, every biological ancestor and descendent is considered to have social standing as a relative.

AlphaCode:

bilateralDescent

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

Tagged Values:

Tag Value

531Code

2

Alphacode

bilateralDescent

name

Bilateral Descent

Attribute:

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Name:

duolateralDescent

Full name:

Duolateral Descent

AlphacodeFullpath:

3

Definition:

A descent pattern in which an individual belongs simultaneously to two lineages, the matrilineage of the mother and the patrilineage of the father, but the two lineages are not considered as one group.

AlphaCode:

duolateralDescent

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

Tagged Values:

Tag Value

531Code

3

Alphacode

duolateralDescent

name

Duolateral Descent

Attribute:

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Name:

matrilinealDescent

Full name:

Matrilineal Descent

AlphacodeFullpath:

4

Definition:

A descent pattern in which all individuals are members of the descent group of which their mother is a member.

Description:

Matrilineal descent is a unilineal descent pattern in which descent is traced solely through the maternal line.

AlphaCode:

matrilinealDescent

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

Tagged Values:

Tag Value

531Code

4

Alphacode

matrilinealDescent

name

Matrilineal Descent

Attribute:

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Name:

noInformation

AlphacodeFullpath:

-999999

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

CharacterString

Attribute:

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Name:

notApplicable

AlphacodeFullpath:

998

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

CharacterString

Attribute:

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Name:

other

AlphacodeFullpath:

999

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

CharacterString

Attribute:

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Name:

parallelDescent

Full name:

Parallel Descent

AlphacodeFullpath:

5

Definition:

A descent pattern in which males trace their descent through paternal lineage, while females trace their descent through maternal lineage.

AlphaCode:

parallelDescent

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

Tagged Values:

Tag Value

531Code

5

Alphacode

parallelDescent

name

Parallel Descent

Attribute:

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Name:

patrilinealDescent

Full name:

Patrilineal Descent

AlphacodeFullpath:

6

Definition:

A descent pattern in which all individuals are members of the descent group of which their father is a member.

Description:

Patrilineal descent is a unilineal descent pattern in which descent is traced solely through the paternal line.

AlphaCode:

patrilinealDescent

Multiplicity:

1

Value type:

Tagged Values:

Tag Value

531Code

6

Alphacode

patrilinealDescent

name

Patrilineal Descent