Question 1

Since the early 1970s,about how many foreign children have been adopted into U.S.families?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 million 
B) 750,000 
C) 500,000 
D) 140,000 
E) 23,000 
A) 2 million 
B) 750,000 
C) 500,000 
D) 140,000 
E) 23,000 C

Question 2

Families can be consanguine or conjugal.The conjugal family has many forms.One type of conjugal family is the family,consisting of the husband,wife,and dependent children.

Accepted Answer

A) polygynous 
B) polygamous 
C) polyandrous 
D) nuclear 
E) extended 
A) polygynous 
B) polygamous 
C) polyandrous 
D) nuclear 
E) extended D

Question 3

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt show that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What light does this shed on the incest taboo?

Accepted Answer

A) It proves that there is a biological basis for avoidance of inbreeding among humans. 
B) It proves that incest is committed only among royalty and is done in order to preserve the bloodlines. 
C) It demonstrates that despite the human tendency to avoid inbreeding,it occasionally occurs and may even be preferred. 
D) It supports Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the universality of the Oedipus complex. 
E) It shows that humans are no different from chimpanzees. 
A) It proves that there is a biological basis for avoidance of inbreeding among humans. 
B) It proves that incest is committed only among royalty and is done in order to preserve the bloodlines. 
C) It demonstrates that despite the human tendency to avoid inbreeding,it occasionally occurs and may even be preferred. 
D) It supports Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the universality of the Oedipus complex. 
E) It shows that humans are no different from chimpanzees. C

Question 4

Define marriage and then discuss how different cultural groups interpret this definition.

Accepted Answer

Marriage is a social and legal union bet

Question 5

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A positive side effect to restricting sexual behavior is that it may also limit:

Accepted Answer

A) the number of children a woman can have. 
B) the number of divorces in that culture. 
C) the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases. 
D) group marriages. 
E) women marrying the wrong man. 
A) the number of children a woman can have. 
B) the number of divorces in that culture. 
C) the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases. 
D) group marriages. 
E) women marrying the wrong man.

Question 7

How does the constitution of family vary cross-culturally? What are the adaptive advantages of each type?

Accepted Answer

The constitution of family varies cross-

Question 8

My mother's brother's son is my:

Accepted Answer

A) brother. 
B) fictive cousin. 
C) patrilateral cousin. 
D) parallel cousin. 
E) cross cousin. 
A) brother. 
B) fictive cousin. 
C) patrilateral cousin. 
D) parallel cousin. 
E) cross cousin.

Question 9

Child exchange is quite common in many cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the U.S. ,approximately what percentage of marriages ends in divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) 80% 
B) 65% 
C) 40% 
D) 30% 
E) 15% 
A) 80% 
B) 65% 
C) 40% 
D) 30% 
E) 15%

Question 11

How do new reproductive technologies challenge our understandings of family?

Accepted Answer

New reproductive technologies challenge

Question 12

Marriage by proxy,such as that which might occur with a prisoner,a dead partner for inheritance reasons,or between those separated by deployment,is called:

Accepted Answer

A) delayed marriage. 
B) group marriage. 
C) primate marriage. 
D) approximate marriage. 
E) fictive marriage. 
A) delayed marriage. 
B) group marriage. 
C) primate marriage. 
D) approximate marriage. 
E) fictive marriage.

Question 13

What percentage of known societies has rules regulating that sexual involvement only take place within marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) 90 
B) 75 
C) 45 
D) 30 
E) 15 
A) 90 
B) 75 
C) 45 
D) 30 
E) 15

Question 14

Explain why the cultural definition of marriage refers to "persons" rather than "a man and a woman."

Accepted Answer

The cultural definition of marriage refe

Question 15

In Tibet,a young man lives with his older brother,who is married.The younger brother eventually begins to think about setting up his own tent and taking his share of the yak and fields of grass.One night,his brother's wife gives him her necklace.In Tibetan culture,this is an invitation for him to become her second husband.If he accepts,he will remain with his brother and share the same tent.This type of marriage is called:

Accepted Answer

A) monogamy. 
B) polygamy. 
C) polyandry. 
D) polygyny. 
E) serial monogamy. 
A) monogamy. 
B) polygamy. 
C) polyandry. 
D) polygyny. 
E) serial monogamy.

Question 16

It is estimated that in the U.S.today that some 100,000 people live in polygynous households.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Are arranged marriages generally more or less stable than those in which partners freely choose each other? Use India as an example.

Accepted Answer

Arranged marriages in India are generall

Question 18

What is polyandry? How does it fit into other aspects of social structure and adaptation to environment?

Accepted Answer

Polyandry is a form of marriage in which

Question 19

The French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss says that the incest taboo is universal because:

Accepted Answer

A) humans are instinctively opposed to inbreeding through biological programming. 
B) humans repress their sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and thus learn how to control sexual behavior from birth. 
C) humans have learned to establish alliances with strangers and thereby share and develop culture. 
D) humans prefer to marry their brothers and sisters and must use culture to regulate sexual access and avoid inbreeding. 
E) humans do not like sex. 
A) humans are instinctively opposed to inbreeding through biological programming. 
B) humans repress their sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and thus learn how to control sexual behavior from birth. 
C) humans have learned to establish alliances with strangers and thereby share and develop culture. 
D) humans prefer to marry their brothers and sisters and must use culture to regulate sexual access and avoid inbreeding. 
E) humans do not like sex.

Question 20

Matrilocal residence is when the couple lives with the husband's mother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Sex, Marriage, and Family

Since the early 1970s,about how many foreign children have been adopted into U.S.families?

Families can be consanguine or conjugal.The conjugal family has many forms.One type of conjugal family is the family,consisting of the husband,wife,and dependent children.

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt show that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What light does this shed on the incest taboo?

Define marriage and then discuss how different cultural groups interpret this definition.

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

A positive side effect to restricting sexual behavior is that it may also limit:

How does the constitution of family vary cross-culturally? What are the adaptive advantages of each type?

My mother's brother's son is my:

Child exchange is quite common in many cultures.

In the U.S. ,approximately what percentage of marriages ends in divorce?

How do new reproductive technologies challenge our understandings of family?

Marriage by proxy,such as that which might occur with a prisoner,a dead partner for inheritance reasons,or between those separated by deployment,is called:

What percentage of known societies has rules regulating that sexual involvement only take place within marriage?

Explain why the cultural definition of marriage refers to "persons" rather than "a man and a woman."

It is estimated that in the U.S.today that some 100,000 people live in polygynous households.

Are arranged marriages generally more or less stable than those in which partners freely choose each other? Use India as an example.

What is polyandry? How does it fit into other aspects of social structure and adaptation to environment?

The French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss says that the incest taboo is universal because:

Matrilocal residence is when the couple lives with the husband's mother.

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