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matrilineal systems weaken clans. they're not-so-viscous societies. (https://books.google.com/books?id=TpjwF--kPL4C …)pic.twitter.com/DIhGCas1Zy
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this is one complicated set of affairs in the central african matrilineal belt. inheritance/clan membership runs thru mother's side of the family, but women go live with their husbands' extended families/clans. ... i confused. (@.@) https://books.google.com/books?id=Kk98W6fXf60C …pic.twitter.com/TflN8YGxlQ
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uh oh. the solution to these complications? cousin marriage.pic.twitter.com/2IzSASb5BY
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i noted before that this region has a preference for cousin marriage:https://twitter.com/hbdchick/status/910822988118937601 …
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why matrilineal systems at all? (https://books.google.com/books?id=4rAeuiX8ps8C …)pic.twitter.com/XOylSY4OYd
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"Maps of cattle and tsetse-fly distribution in the area south of the tropical forest [in Africa] give rise to the strong impression that most matrilineal peoples live in areas where the tsetse-fly makes it impossible to raise cattle." https://books.google.com/books?id=qiRL3rnCVfAC …pic.twitter.com/0iwPLPE4l4
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"Within the world's horticultural zones...matrilineal peoples seem to be found, in the main, outside of or bordering on tropical forest, and outside those zones where cattle can be raised in numbers."https://books.google.com/books?id=qiRL3rnCVfAC …
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