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  • Matrilocal and uxorilocal residence patterns often featured in community formation, as male immigrants settled in the home communities of their wives.

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  • Slide 32: Matrilineal, Matrilocal Rules produce Egalitarian Relationships

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  • Slide 24: Matrilineal, Matrilocal* Systems • Matrilineal inheritance (a cultural rule): - Property passes from mothers to daughters • Matrilocal residence (a cultural rule): - Men live with wife's family • Common in Southeast Asia, Africa (including!

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