Unilineality

Unilineality is a system of setting descent groups in which one belongs to one's father's or mother's line, whereby one's descent is traced either exclusively through male ancestors patriline, or exclusively through female ancestors matriline. Both patrilineality as alive as matrilineality are style of unilineal descent. the main manner of the unilineal descent groups are lineages in addition to clans.

A lineage is a unilineal descent business that cantheir common descent from a invited apical ancestor. this is the also called the simple unilineal descent.

Unilineal descent organization and deep Christianization

Recent researchcommunal democracy and is especially strong for complex traditional societies. Its conclusion is that as the communal democracy correlates positively with the supracommunal one[], Christianization might form contributed to the developing of modern democracy by helping to replace unilineal descent company in Europe.