Question 1

Which anthropologist worked with the Aroostook band of Micmacs in Maine?

Accepted Answer

A) Alan Kolata 
B) Clementine van Eck 
C) Fred Plog 
D) Weston LaBarre 
E) Harald Prins 
A) Alan Kolata 
B) Clementine van Eck 
C) Fred Plog 
D) Weston LaBarre 
E) Harald Prins

Question 2

All of the following are types of descent except:

Accepted Answer

A) moiety. 
B) phratry. 
C) lineage. 
D) clan. 
E) institution. 
A) moiety. 
B) phratry. 
C) lineage. 
D) clan. 
E) institution.

Question 3

Through what practice do lineages develop new alliances within the larger social system?

Accepted Answer

A) Exogamy 
B) Endogamy 
C) Ancestor worship 
D) Totemism 
E) Fusion 
A) Exogamy 
B) Endogamy 
C) Ancestor worship 
D) Totemism 
E) Fusion

Question 4

Among the Hopi,which of the following functions as a landholding corporation,allocating land for the support of member households?

Accepted Answer

A) Lineages 
B) Phratries 
C) Moieties 
D) Extended families 
E) Clans 
A) Lineages 
B) Phratries 
C) Moieties 
D) Extended families 
E) Clans

Question 5

All of the following statements about Han genealogy are correct except:

Accepted Answer

A) the tsu is a corporate kin group that traces its ancestry back about five generations through the female line. 
B) the tsu functions as an economic and political unit that manages its own members. 
C) Han women have absolutely no claims on their fathers' heritable property. 
D) because of the genealogical depth of the tsu,individuals who have the same surname should not marry each other. 
E) although a woman belongs to her father's tsu,she is practically absorbed by her husband's. 
A) the tsu is a corporate kin group that traces its ancestry back about five generations through the female line. 
B) the tsu functions as an economic and political unit that manages its own members. 
C) Han women have absolutely no claims on their fathers' heritable property. 
D) because of the genealogical depth of the tsu,individuals who have the same surname should not marry each other. 
E) although a woman belongs to her father's tsu,she is practically absorbed by her husband's.

Question 6

Among the Han,brothers and their sons were part of the same household and paternal uncles were like second fathers.What type of descent is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Neolocal 
B) Kindred 
C) Patrilineal 
D) Matrilineal 
E) Bilateral 
A) Neolocal 
B) Kindred 
C) Patrilineal 
D) Matrilineal 
E) Bilateral

Question 7

Explain the concept of totemism,including its form and function.Use specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Totemism is a belief system in which a g

Question 8

Explain lineage exogamy,particularly focusing on the advantages of exogamy's use in lineages.

Accepted Answer

Lineage exogamy refers to the practice o

Question 9

Compare and contrast the kin organization of the Hopi and the Chinese.

Accepted Answer

The kin organization of the Hopi and the

Question 10

Compare and contrast the Hawaiian and Iroquois kinship systems.

Accepted Answer

The Hawaiian and Iroquois kinship system

Question 11

In which kinship terminology are ego's "brother" and "sister" distinguished from "cousins" and both father's brother and mother's brother are given the same kinship term,"uncle"?

Accepted Answer

A) Eskimo 
B) Iroquois 
C) Hawaiian 
D) Crow 
E) Omaha 
A) Eskimo 
B) Iroquois 
C) Hawaiian 
D) Crow 
E) Omaha

Question 12

A network of relatives within which individuals possess certain mutual rights and obligations is called:

Accepted Answer

A) kinship. 
B) descent. 
C) relative network. 
D) social network. 
E) affinal relationships. 
A) kinship. 
B) descent. 
C) relative network. 
D) social network. 
E) affinal relationships.

Question 13

Matrilineal societies are matriarchal-that is,women have the primary authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A young man of Jewish affiliation moves to New York City to find a job.Seeing no reason to "go it alone," he calls everyone he knows from both his mother's and father's side of the family,and attends various meetings to which he is invited.He is invited to multiple events and gatherings by virtue of his being related to various ancestors on both parents' side.These groups support him when he runs out of money and help him find an apartment and a job.We can say that he is a member of either a bilateral descent group or which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Patrilineal 
B) Matrilineal 
C) Unilineal 
D) Cognatic 
E) Ambilineal 
A) Patrilineal 
B) Matrilineal 
C) Unilineal 
D) Cognatic 
E) Ambilineal

Question 15

Compadrazgo is a form of ritualized adoption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the role of descent within the larger cultural system?

Accepted Answer

The role of descent within the larger cu

Question 17

What is an honor killing?

Accepted Answer

An honor killing is a violent crime comm

Question 18

Members of a moiety:

Accepted Answer

A) belong to one of two major descent groups in a society. 
B) are those who are divorced (they lack their "better half"). 
C) are usually able to trace their exact genealogical links to their common ancestor. 
D) feel a much stronger feeling of kinship than is felt by members of a lineage or clan. 
E) belong to a group that is smaller than a lineage. 
A) belong to one of two major descent groups in a society. 
B) are those who are divorced (they lack their "better half"). 
C) are usually able to trace their exact genealogical links to their common ancestor. 
D) feel a much stronger feeling of kinship than is felt by members of a lineage or clan. 
E) belong to a group that is smaller than a lineage.

Question 19

Bilateral descent is commonly found among all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) postindustrial societies. 
B) agricultural societies. 
C) tribal societies. 
D) industrial societies. 
E) foraging societies. 
A) postindustrial societies. 
B) agricultural societies. 
C) tribal societies. 
D) industrial societies. 
E) foraging societies.

Question 20

How is bilateral descent different from ambilineal descent?

Accepted Answer

Bilateral descent and ambilineal descent

Exam 20: Kinship and Descent

Which anthropologist worked with the Aroostook band of Micmacs in Maine?

All of the following are types of descent except:

Through what practice do lineages develop new alliances within the larger social system?

Among the Hopi,which of the following functions as a landholding corporation,allocating land for the support of member households?

All of the following statements about Han genealogy are correct except:

Among the Han,brothers and their sons were part of the same household and paternal uncles were like second fathers.What type of descent is this?

Explain the concept of totemism,including its form and function.Use specific examples.

Explain lineage exogamy,particularly focusing on the advantages of exogamy's use in lineages.

Compare and contrast the kin organization of the Hopi and the Chinese.

Compare and contrast the Hawaiian and Iroquois kinship systems.

In which kinship terminology are ego's "brother" and "sister" distinguished from "cousins" and both father's brother and mother's brother are given the same kinship term,"uncle"?

A network of relatives within which individuals possess certain mutual rights and obligations is called:

Matrilineal societies are matriarchal-that is,women have the primary authority.

Compadrazgo is a form of ritualized adoption.

What is the role of descent within the larger cultural system?

What is an honor killing?

Members of a moiety:

Bilateral descent is commonly found among all of the following except:

How is bilateral descent different from ambilineal descent?

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