Partners often come from the same kin group, and though marriage between different ethnic groups is accepted, it is not too common.
Today there are no kin groups larger than the extended family.
A man belongs permanently to the kinship group of his father, while a woman changes membership from her natal kin group to the kin group of her husband at the time of marriage.
Kinship is patrilineal, and women continue to remain members of their kin groups after marriage.
Before colonization, an individual's identity was grounded in his or her kin group and rarely extended beyond the kin groups of close relatives and in-laws.
Definition of kin group in US English:
kin group
noun
A group of people related by blood or marriage.
血亲；姻亲
Example sentencesExamples
A man belongs permanently to the kinship group of his father, while a woman changes membership from her natal kin group to the kin group of her husband at the time of marriage.
Kinship is patrilineal, and women continue to remain members of their kin groups after marriage.
Today there are no kin groups larger than the extended family.
Before colonization, an individual's identity was grounded in his or her kin group and rarely extended beyond the kin groups of close relatives and in-laws.
Partners often come from the same kin group, and though marriage between different ethnic groups is accepted, it is not too common.