Question 1

Which of the following statements about the Nayar is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) When a Nayar girl reaches the age of menstruation,she leaves her home and goes to live with her husband. 
B) The Nayar girl's brother is always considered the legal father and primary supporter of her children. 
C) The men with whom a Nayar woman enters into formalized sexual relationships become obligated to support her and her children economically. 
D) A man must give a Nayar girl gifts three times a year to formalize the sexual relationship. 
E) The Nayar women raise their female children,while the Nayar men raise the male children. 
A) When a Nayar girl reaches the age of menstruation,she leaves her home and goes to live with her husband. 
B) The Nayar girl's brother is always considered the legal father and primary supporter of her children. 
C) The men with whom a Nayar woman enters into formalized sexual relationships become obligated to support her and her children economically. 
D) A man must give a Nayar girl gifts three times a year to formalize the sexual relationship. 
E) The Nayar women raise their female children,while the Nayar men raise the male children.

Question 2

A family established through marriage is called what type of family?

Accepted Answer

A) Unilocal 
B) Consanguineal 
C) Nuclear 
D) Conjugal 
E) Extended 
A) Unilocal 
B) Consanguineal 
C) Nuclear 
D) Conjugal 
E) Extended

Question 3

In India,it is understood that matches (marriages)would be arranged only within the same caste and general social class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following statements about sexual behavior among the Trobrianders is correct except:

Accepted Answer

A) when the couple is ready to be married,they appear outside the woman's household. 
B) by their mid-teens,young people begin having longer-term affairs that lead to marriage. 
C) young people traditionally have a great deal of sexual freedom. 
D) by the age of 7 or 8,they begin playing erotic games and imitating adults. 
E) by the early teens,they begin pursuing sexual partners. 
A) when the couple is ready to be married,they appear outside the woman's household. 
B) by their mid-teens,young people begin having longer-term affairs that lead to marriage. 
C) young people traditionally have a great deal of sexual freedom. 
D) by the age of 7 or 8,they begin playing erotic games and imitating adults. 
E) by the early teens,they begin pursuing sexual partners.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

A contract in which a woman and man establish a continuing claim to the right of sexual access to one another and in which the woman involved becomes entitled to bear children is also called:

Accepted Answer

A) family. 
B) incest. 
C) sex. 
D) affinity. 
E) marriage. 
A) family. 
B) incest. 
C) sex. 
D) affinity. 
E) marriage.

Question 11

The people to whom you are related by marriage are considered what type of kinship?

Accepted Answer

A) Patrilineal 
B) Matrilineal 
C) Fictive 
D) Affinal 
E) Consanguineal 
A) Patrilineal 
B) Matrilineal 
C) Fictive 
D) Affinal 
E) Consanguineal

Question 12

The social rules and cultural meanings of all sexual behavior are subject to great variability from one society to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

In industrial and postindustrial societies,such as the United States,the most common form of residence after marriage is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

One of the functions of dowry is to ensure a woman's support in widowhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An important source of contacts in trying to arrange an Indian marriage is/are:

Accepted Answer

A) social clubs. 
B) newspaper personals. 
C) Internet chat rooms. 
D) match-making businesses. 
E) the Hindu temple. 
A) social clubs. 
B) newspaper personals. 
C) Internet chat rooms. 
D) match-making businesses. 
E) the Hindu temple.

Question 18

Polygyny is legal in only two states in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Although all societies have some kind of incest taboo,the relationship which is considered incestuous may vary.Concepts of incest seem to be related to a group's definitions of endogamy and exogamy,thus suggesting that incest taboos may help to promote:

Accepted Answer

A) stability of the family. 
B) inbreeding genetic errors. 
C) brother-sister marriages. 
D) parallel cousin marriages. 
E) cross-cousin marriages. 
A) stability of the family. 
B) inbreeding genetic errors. 
C) brother-sister marriages. 
D) parallel cousin marriages. 
E) cross-cousin marriages.

Which of the following statements about the Nayar is correct?

A family established through marriage is called what type of family?

In India,it is understood that matches (marriages)would be arranged only within the same caste and general social class.

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

All of the following statements about sexual behavior among the Trobrianders is correct except:

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

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

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

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

A contract in which a woman and man establish a continuing claim to the right of sexual access to one another and in which the woman involved becomes entitled to bear children is also called:

The people to whom you are related by marriage are considered what type of kinship?

The social rules and cultural meanings of all sexual behavior are subject to great variability from one society to another.

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

In industrial and postindustrial societies,such as the United States,the most common form of residence after marriage is:

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

One of the functions of dowry is to ensure a woman's support in widowhood.

An important source of contacts in trying to arrange an Indian marriage is/are:

Polygyny is legal in only two states in the U.S.

Although all societies have some kind of incest taboo,the relationship which is considered incestuous may vary.Concepts of incest seem to be related to a group's definitions of endogamy and exogamy,thus suggesting that incest taboos may help to promote:

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Exam 9: Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Which of the following statements about the Nayar is correct?

A family established through marriage is called what type of family?

In India,it is understood that matches (marriages)would be arranged only within the same caste and general social class.

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

All of the following statements about sexual behavior among the Trobrianders is correct except:

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

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

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

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

A contract in which a woman and man establish a continuing claim to the right of sexual access to one another and in which the woman involved becomes entitled to bear children is also called:

The people to whom you are related by marriage are considered what type of kinship?

The social rules and cultural meanings of all sexual behavior are subject to great variability from one society to another.

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

In industrial and postindustrial societies,such as the United States,the most common form of residence after marriage is:

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

One of the functions of dowry is to ensure a woman's support in widowhood.

An important source of contacts in trying to arrange an Indian marriage is/are:

Polygyny is legal in only two states in the U.S.

Although all societies have some kind of incest taboo,the relationship which is considered incestuous may vary.Concepts of incest seem to be related to a group's definitions of endogamy and exogamy,thus suggesting that incest taboos may help to promote:

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Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

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