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Social anthropology
a marriage system in which a category of kin, such as the matrilateral cross-cousin category, is the required class of spouse, contrasted with a mere preference.In social anthropology, prescriptive alliance refers to a marriage system in which a category of kin, such as the matrilateral cross-cousin category, is the required class of spouse, contrasted with a mere preference. This meaning comes from Needham (1962) in Structure and sentiment.[1]