Question 1

How do different cultures permit or restrict sexual relations?

Accepted Answer

Different cultures have varying attitude

Question 2

How is child adoption a social,political,and economic concern?

Accepted Answer

Child adoption is a social, political, a

Question 3

Why is marriage a central concern of society?

Accepted Answer

Marriage is considered a central concern

Question 4

Because Nayar women live with their dependent offspring and their brothers,they are considered what type of family?

Accepted Answer

A) Conjugal 
B) Affinal 
C) Consanguineal 
D) Nuclear 
E) Patrilateral 
A) Conjugal 
B) Affinal 
C) Consanguineal 
D) Nuclear 
E) Patrilateral

Question 5

One area that is most changing the composition of families today is that of:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing acceptance of polygynous unions. 
B) development of new reproductive technologies. 
C) increasing numbers of same-sex marriages. 
D) decreasing divorce rates. 
E) increasing numbers of patrilateral marriages. 
A) increasing acceptance of polygynous unions. 
B) development of new reproductive technologies. 
C) increasing numbers of same-sex marriages. 
D) decreasing divorce rates. 
E) increasing numbers of patrilateral marriages.

Question 6

Discuss how various societies have sought to regulate sexual relations.What is the impact of a globalized media on these arrangements today?

Accepted Answer

Various societies have sought to regulat

Question 7

How do globalization and technology impact marriage and the family?

Accepted Answer

Globalization and technology have had a

Question 8

What are the four primary residence patterns?

Accepted Answer

The four primary residence patterns, als

Question 9

A residence pattern in which a married couple may choose to live in the husband's father's or wife's mother's place of residence is called:

Accepted Answer

A) avunculocal. 
B) neolocal. 
C) ambilocal. 
D) patrilocal. 
E) matrilocal. 
A) avunculocal. 
B) neolocal. 
C) ambilocal. 
D) patrilocal. 
E) matrilocal.

Question 10

A marriage of a woman to a woman in sub-Saharan Africa is a ceremony that legitimizes a homosexual relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In most societies,divorce is quite simple.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most prevalent form of marriage worldwide is polygamy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Regarding cousin marriage,which of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) the U.S.is the only Western country that has laws against first-cousin marriage. 
B) in the U.S. ,19 states permit first-cousin marriage. 
C) genetic research does not show that there is marked increase in inheritable weakness for children of first cousins. 
D) laws against first-cousin marriage in the U.S.were enacted the popularity of evolutionary theories. 
E) in the U.S. ,some states have no laws prohibiting marriage between relatives. 
A) the U.S.is the only Western country that has laws against first-cousin marriage. 
B) in the U.S. ,19 states permit first-cousin marriage. 
C) genetic research does not show that there is marked increase in inheritable weakness for children of first cousins. 
D) laws against first-cousin marriage in the U.S.were enacted the popularity of evolutionary theories. 
E) in the U.S. ,some states have no laws prohibiting marriage between relatives.

Question 14

An example of group marriage would be:

Accepted Answer

A) a pastoral nomad's wife sharing her husband with another woman. 
B) members of the Unification Church having a large wedding ceremony at which 500 couples are married at the same time. 
C) a prosperous member of the Kapauku able to afford a bride price for four wives. 
D) traditional spouse exchange among the Inupiat Eskimo where adult members have sexual access to each other. 
E) a Nayar household in which a woman takes several lovers. 
A) a pastoral nomad's wife sharing her husband with another woman. 
B) members of the Unification Church having a large wedding ceremony at which 500 couples are married at the same time. 
C) a prosperous member of the Kapauku able to afford a bride price for four wives. 
D) traditional spouse exchange among the Inupiat Eskimo where adult members have sexual access to each other. 
E) a Nayar household in which a woman takes several lovers.

Question 15

The woman-woman marriage custom found in sub-Saharan Africa is associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) enables a woman without sons to inherit a share of her husband's property. 
B) confers legitimacy on the children of a woman who had been unable to find a husband. 
C) enables the woman who adopts a male identity to raise her status. 
D) enables the woman who is the wife of the female husband to raise her status and live a more secure life. 
E) enables the women to engage in sexual activity with each other. 
A) enables a woman without sons to inherit a share of her husband's property. 
B) confers legitimacy on the children of a woman who had been unable to find a husband. 
C) enables the woman who adopts a male identity to raise her status. 
D) enables the woman who is the wife of the female husband to raise her status and live a more secure life. 
E) enables the women to engage in sexual activity with each other.

Question 16

There are no cultures that prescribe male-to-male sexual acts,for any reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the different forms of marriage,and how are they culturally adaptive?

Accepted Answer

Marriage takes on various forms across d

Question 18

First-cousin marriage is prohibited in 40 states in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All societies have cultural rules to regulate sexual relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain the difference between patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage and matrilineal cross-cousin marriage.

Accepted Answer

Patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage an

Exam 19: Sex, Marriage, and Family

How do different cultures permit or restrict sexual relations?

How is child adoption a social,political,and economic concern?

Why is marriage a central concern of society?

Because Nayar women live with their dependent offspring and their brothers,they are considered what type of family?

One area that is most changing the composition of families today is that of:

Discuss how various societies have sought to regulate sexual relations.What is the impact of a globalized media on these arrangements today?

How do globalization and technology impact marriage and the family?

What are the four primary residence patterns?

A residence pattern in which a married couple may choose to live in the husband's father's or wife's mother's place of residence is called:

A marriage of a woman to a woman in sub-Saharan Africa is a ceremony that legitimizes a homosexual relationship.

In most societies,divorce is quite simple.

The most prevalent form of marriage worldwide is polygamy.

Regarding cousin marriage,which of the following statements is incorrect?

An example of group marriage would be:

The woman-woman marriage custom found in sub-Saharan Africa is associated with all of the following except:

There are no cultures that prescribe male-to-male sexual acts,for any reason.

What are the different forms of marriage,and how are they culturally adaptive?

First-cousin marriage is prohibited in 40 states in the United States.

All societies have cultural rules to regulate sexual relations.

Explain the difference between patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage and matrilineal cross-cousin marriage.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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