It is often difficult for members of one culture to understand the kinship system of another culture because
A) an etic perspective makes it difficult to grasp an emic perspective.
B) kinship rules do not fit any recognizable patterns.
C) the logic behind kinship systems is constantly changing.
D) ideal patterns of kinship systems are not the same as the real (or actual) patterns.

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An etic perspective refers to an outsider's view, which can make it challenging to understand the emic perspective, or the insider's view, of another culture's kinship system.

It Is Often Difficult for Members of One Culture to Understand