Although Freedman ignored the native characteristics of the Chinese kinship, he constructed the Chinese lineage model that reflected the essential characteristics of the Chinese lineage society.

• 尽管弗里德曼模式存在着忽视中国亲属关系本土性特征的问题 ,但弗里德曼所建构的中国宗族结构模式仍然反映了中国宗族社会的基本结构特点。