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What is the definition of kinship in anthropology and sociology?

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... kinship relationship by blood (consanguinity) or marriage (affinity) between persons; also, in anthropology and sociology, a system of rules, based on such relationships, governing descent , inheritance, marriage , extramarital sexual relations, and sometimes residence.

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