▁regardless ▁of ▁sex ▁( C ous ins ). ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁system , ▁E go ' s ▁parents ▁are ▁clearly ▁distinguished ▁from ▁their ▁sib lings . ▁ ▁Occ urrence ▁The ▁E sk imo ▁system ▁is ▁relatively ▁common ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁kin ship ▁systems , ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁soci eties . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁common ▁in ▁most ▁Western ▁soci eties ▁( such ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁Europe ▁or ▁Amer icas ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁among ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁food - for aging ▁pe op les ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁! K ung ▁tribe ▁of ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁E skim os / In uit ▁for ▁whom ▁it ▁is ▁named . ▁ ▁The ▁system ▁is ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁non - un il ine al ▁soci eties , ▁where ▁the ▁dominant ▁relatives ▁are ▁the ▁immediate ▁family . ▁In ▁most ▁Western ▁soci eties , ▁the ▁nuclear ▁family ▁represents ▁an ▁independent ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁group , ▁which ▁has ▁caused ▁the ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁immediate ▁kin ship . ▁The ▁t endency ▁of ▁families ▁in ▁Western ▁soci eties ▁to ▁live ▁apart ▁also ▁rein for ces ▁this . ▁ ▁Term in ology ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" E sk imo " ▁is ▁considered ▁pe jor ative ▁in ▁Canada , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁there ▁by ▁the ▁term ▁" In uit ". ▁The ▁former ▁remains ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁Al aska , ▁though ▁less ▁so ▁than ▁in ▁past ▁dec ades . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁the ▁term ▁" In uit