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Unit 18: Rules of Residence: Virilocal, Uxorilocal, Neolocal and Natolocal Residence
Sukanya Das, Lovely Professional University

Unit 18: Rules of Residence: Virilocal, Uxorilocal, Notes

Neolocal and Natolocal Residence

CONTENTS
Objective
Introduction
18.1 Rules of Residence
18.2 Summary

18.3 Keywords
18.4 Review Questions
18.5 Further Readings

Objective

After studying this unit, students will be able to:
• Know the rules of residence in kinship organisation.

Introduction
Blood relation or relation by marriage binds people together. Such binding is known as kinship.
To understand kinship, we have to start with the known biological fact that mating of a man
and a woman produces children. Here, we can also discuss the other aspect. Nature has gifted
man with such a memory and speech, that because of it, blood relations are forever in our mind.
We define such blood relations as mother, children, father, uncle etc. The kinship based on such
relations is called consanguineous kinship. Such kinds of relatives are called close relatives.

18.1 Rules of Residence

In the human society, the rules of kinship are governed by the rules of residence. Generally, the
husband-wife and children stay together and they have to set up a residence to live. The rules of
residence depend on where the newly wedded couple chooses to live. Because of the restrictions
on closeness, one of the wedded partners has to leave his/her family and stay with the others,
though it may not be totally accepted.
Mardoc has mentioned six kinds of residences;
1. Patri-local
2. Matri-local
3. Matri-patri-local
4. Neo-local
5. Avunceu-local
6. Bio-local

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