Question

Discuss the conseguinel and offinel forms of kinship with example

Answer 1

There are two types of kin - (1)-Affinal kins (2)-
Consanguineal kins.
(1)Affinal kins:
Those related to each other through marital relationship are
called affinal kins or affines.
The affinal kins are not related through the bond of blood. And, the
kind of bond between spouses and their relatives on either side which arises out of legally
defined marital relationship is known as affinal kinship.
(2)Consanguineal kins:
Those who are related to each other by ‘blood’ are known as consanguineal kin or
cognates and the relationship based on blood-ties is called consanguineous kinship.
There are three types of consanguineal kins.
1)Lineal kins who are the direct descendants of common progenitors in a vertical line,
for instance, grand father-father-son-grand son.
2)Siblings who are the brothers and sisters i.e., the children of the same parent.
3)Collateral kins who are not related in the single line and are related indirectly through
a linking relative, such as father’s brother or brother’s daughter.