From the Mother: An Overview of Matrilineal Societies Around the World

By: Smith, Kaelyn

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Though gender equality has increased greatly over the past decades, it is unquestionable that western society is largely patrilineal. Inheritances and family names are passed on, according to western tradition, through the male line. In some regions of the world, however, it is the female, and not the male side which is dominant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1241128766
• ISBN13: 9781241128760
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"