Question

Identify the degree of kinship between ego and her father’s sister’s son.

Options

• Tertiary kin

• Secondary kin

• Affinal kin

• Primary kin

Answer 1

Secondary kin

Explanation:

A father’s sister’s son is a cousin, who is neither a direct (primary) relative nor related by marriage (affinal). Cousins fall under secondary kin because the relationship is established through a primary kin (the father and his sister).