Question

Define kinship . Bring out the importance of kinship in indian society

Answer 1

Kinship is a "system of social organization based on real or putative family ties," according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. But in sociology, kinship involves more than family ties, according to the Sociology Group:

Answer 2

Kinship means a relationship or relatives formed on the basis of blood relationships{consanguineal} or marriage{affinal}.

Kinship act as a watchdog of the social life. In rural areas or in the tribal society kinship defines the rights and obligations of the family and marriage also the system of production and political power.

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