2. One of the ways kinship is acquired is by kindred, which is established through marriage or alliance, not through biology or common descent. For example, you get a stepchild when you marry a person who already has children. People who are considered part of a family even if they are not related by blood, or even marriage, is called fictitious kinship. For example, a friend you have known for a long time is called brother or sister or even cousin when introduced. Another example is linear kinship. This type of kinship is a person related by direct line of descent. For example, a father's father or a son's son. All of these examples of kinship are present in the United States. The advantages of kinship outside the home In my house I have a friend who I call brother not because we were born to the same mother but because I have known him since kindergarten. I am also called son by his mother because of the relationship between me and her son. In the United States, another way to acquire kinship is through adoption. Adoption involves legally taking a child of other parents as your own child. At a church I attended, a potlatch was held after the evening church service. It has allowed the many different cultures present in the church to bring foods that they consider a famous dish from their country. It allowed us to eat foods from Africa, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Panama and many more. Examples of gift giving happen in my company during Christmas and your birthday. During Christmas friends and family gather to celebrate the birth of Jesus by offering gifts to Income is the amount of money someone receives on a regular basis and wealth is the length of time a person can maintain their current lifestyle without receiving compensation for doing additional work. Yes, it is possible to have a high income and little wealth. When you attend an expensive private university, the student loan debt tends to be very high to earn your desired degree. After earning your degree, get the job you want with a high annual income. But after the costs of your expensive home mortgage, car payments, car payments, student loans, luxury clothing, and expensive travel, the total equals your annual salary. Now you live paycheck to paycheck and you're not rich. The reasons why income and wealth disparities exist in the United States are due to the increase in labor incomes earned by senior corporate executives and successful entrepreneurs, immigration of less educated workers, political policies, and racial issues. The income-wealth gap in the United States is widening due to declining incomes, declining savings rates, and differential asset holdings. Income and wealth influence social mobility. Why? Because children of low-income families are born with the same abilities but different opportunities, which widens the gap between investments made by high-income families compared to low-income families. College graduation rates have not changed. Additionally, rising college prices have discouraged low-income students from taking higher tuition