McLennan (1865) proposes a theory that matriarchy was a primitive system in society due to the practice of what he termed "rude polyandry" where in it was easier to establish kinship systems from blood relationships traced through women.
Most of the anthropologists do not believe in the existence of any true matriarchy. However, suggest that there exist three characteristics of matriarchy, viz., lineage from the mother to all children, inheritance of property by the females and the management of the maternal uncle (Kni).
Most of the anthropologists do not believe in the existence of any true matriarchy. However, suggest that there exist three characteristics of matriarchy, viz., lineage from the mother to all children, inheritance of property by the females and the management of the maternal uncle (Kni).