2016•Encyclopedia of Family StudiesRequires access
Family Lineage
Kristina S. Brown, Mark Rubens
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Abstract Family lineage is defined as a group of people who are related to each other as the direct descendants of a particular ancestor. While the term is used synonymously with family trees and genograms, family lineage specifically follows the descendants of a single progenitor or ancestor. On the maternal side, this is referred to as matrilineage and on the paternal side it is referred to as patrilineage.