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Answer briefly the following question :
Distinguish between consanguineous kinship and affinal kinship.
Solution
Consanguineal kinship refers to those kins, which are related through blood ( e.g., mother, siblings, offspring, etc.), while affinal kinship refers to those kins, which are related through marital bonds (husband, father, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, etc.).
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