Abstract
Abstract Place of residence rules can take on multiple meanings, linked to either kinship‐based patterns of residence or legal and survey definitions of residence used to measure families and living arrangements. Kinship‐based patterns are associated with the cultural, economic, and social conditions of a given group. These rules of residence delineate where family units, namely husband–wife, physically reside. Worldwide, the most common place of residence is patrilocal (virilocal) residence, where kinship networks are formed as a part of patrilineal descent groups. Along with descent rules, place of residence rules contribute to group identities; political, trade, and economic alliances; and the maintenance and passing down of property and land (Lee 1979). In western countries residence rules are used with legal implications, such as the collection of census data in the United States.
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