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Parallel Cousins vs Cross CousinsSociologyindex, Sociology Books 2011, Parallel Cousins vs Cross Cousins, Parallel Cousins, Cross Cousins A parallel cousin is a first cousin who is paternal uncle's child or maternal aunt's child, while a cross cousin is maternal uncle's child or paternal aunt's child. In Iroquois system and among Hindus marriage is promoted between cross cousins. Parallel cousins not the subject of promoted marriage since a union in many cultures would fall under an incest taboo. In a patrilineage, parallel cousins are part of the subject's unilineage whereas cross cousins are not. In matrilineal societies, parallel cousins are considered to be related to the subject while cross cousins are not. Parallel cousins are offspring of siblings of the same sex. First cousins may either be the children of two brothers (patrilateral parallel cousins), of two sisters (matrilateral parallel cousins). In the Seri kinship system, cross and parallel cousins are
called by the same terms as those used for siblings. Parallel cousins, the children of one's father's brother or one's mother's sister, are treated as brothers and sisters. They are treated with the same avoidances as real brothers and sisters. Like true brothers and sisters, they are referred to with the terms tuakaqu (an older brother or sister) and taciqu ( a younger brother or sister). Parallel cousins are entitled to anything belonging to another parallel cousin. Technically, they could enter the home of a tuakaqu or taciqu and take anything that they wanted. Although this rarely happens, parallel cousins must be willing to sacrifice anything they own for each other. As parallel cousins are treated as brothers and sisters, so too the parents of parallel cousins are referred to as mother and father. The distinction between cross and parallel cousins is often
an extremely important one in traditional societies.
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