Inevitably, perhaps, kinship structures have been given most attention in studies of cultural difference. They can be viewed in several ways:

a. in terms of actual differences between Indian and Black patterns;
b. in terms of what is regarded by each group as typical. both of the other and of itself (and in'the latter case this may involve the way the actual relates to the ideal);
c. and, not only in terms of function, but in terms of the meaning of difference to each group.