Question 1

What is the term that anthropologists use to identify ego's socially recognized father?

Accepted Answer

A)  creator 
B)  genitor 
C)  mater 
D)  pater 
E)  father 
A)  creator 
B)  genitor 
C)  mater 
D)  pater 
E)  father D

Question 2

One theory regarding the universality of the incest ban argues that by forcing people to marry outside their immediate kin group, peaceful alliances between people would extend to include a greater number of individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The incest taboo is almost culturally universal, but

Accepted Answer

A)  some cultures practice gerontology anyway. 
B)  not all cultures define incest the same way. 
C)  some cultures have replaced it with the levirate. 
D)  not all cultures know about the consequences of incest. 
E)  not all cultures have one. 
A)  some cultures practice gerontology anyway. 
B)  not all cultures define incest the same way. 
C)  some cultures have replaced it with the levirate. 
D)  not all cultures know about the consequences of incest. 
E)  not all cultures have one. B

Question 4

What is the term for the marital exchange in which the bride's family or kin group provides substantial gifts when their daughter marries?

Accepted Answer

A)  polygamy 
B)  dowry 
C)  brideservice 
D)  progeny price 
E)  bridewealth 
A)  polygamy 
B)  dowry 
C)  brideservice 
D)  progeny price 
E)  bridewealth

Question 5

Dowries are most common in societies in which women occupy an elevated status position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following best defines polygyny?

Accepted Answer

A)  the custom whereby a widower marries the sister of his dead wife 
B)  the type of marriage involving only two spouses 
C)  the type of marriage in which there is more than one wife 
D)  the type of marriage in which there is more than one husband 
E)  the custom whereby a wife marries the brother of her dead husband 
A)  the custom whereby a widower marries the sister of his dead wife 
B)  the type of marriage involving only two spouses 
C)  the type of marriage in which there is more than one wife 
D)  the type of marriage in which there is more than one husband 
E)  the custom whereby a wife marries the brother of her dead husband

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the role of the Internet in marriage and dating in contemporary societies is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  One's offline social connections influence one's opinions and use of online dating. 
B)  The Internet has largely supplanted traditional "offline" partner shopping, which has dramatically faded in significance. 
C)  Like the workplace, bars, parties, and churches, the Internet is part of what has been labeled the "marriage market." 
D)  Use of the Internet for partner shopping first began to soar when dynamic websites based on databases were introduced. 
E)  Older people are more likely than younger ones to use online dating to find a partner. 
A)  One's offline social connections influence one's opinions and use of online dating. 
B)  The Internet has largely supplanted traditional "offline" partner shopping, which has dramatically faded in significance. 
C)  Like the workplace, bars, parties, and churches, the Internet is part of what has been labeled the "marriage market." 
D)  Use of the Internet for partner shopping first began to soar when dynamic websites based on databases were introduced. 
E)  Older people are more likely than younger ones to use online dating to find a partner.

Question 8

The most common postmarital residence rule is matrilocality, in which the married couple moves in with the husband's family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In fact, other domestic arrangements outnumber the traditional U.S. household five to one. All of the following are among the reasons for this trend EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  divorce rates have risen. 
B)  job demands compete with romantic attachments. 
C)  contrary to expectations, the importance of kinship is growing in contemporary nations. 
D)  women are increasingly joining men in the workforce. 
E)  it is increasingly economically feasible for women to delay marriage and yet live away from their family of orientation. 
A)  divorce rates have risen. 
B)  job demands compete with romantic attachments. 
C)  contrary to expectations, the importance of kinship is growing in contemporary nations. 
D)  women are increasingly joining men in the workforce. 
E)  it is increasingly economically feasible for women to delay marriage and yet live away from their family of orientation.

Question 10

Although nuclear families are found in many societies around the world, this phenomenon is not a cultural universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions, with the number of wives a man has serving as an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A recent cross-cultural study of 87 societies, all of which had incest taboos, investigated the rate at which such taboos were broken. The results of this study add to the evidence that

Accepted Answer

A)  incest does happen, but it is not clear whether the authors controlled for the social construction of incest. 
B)  cultural universals, like the human ability to make fire, always have a genetic basis. 
C)  many societies need better educational systems. 
D)  many societies need better techniques of social control. 
E)  Freud was right: Children everywhere have sexual feelings toward their parents. 
A)  incest does happen, but it is not clear whether the authors controlled for the social construction of incest. 
B)  cultural universals, like the human ability to make fire, always have a genetic basis. 
C)  many societies need better educational systems. 
D)  many societies need better techniques of social control. 
E)  Freud was right: Children everywhere have sexual feelings toward their parents.

Question 13

Neolocal postmarital residence rules require newly married couples to establish their own residence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Serial polygamy is the practice of having more than one wife, but never more than one at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following statements about same-sex marriage in the United States today is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Same-sex marriage is only permissible in Vermont. 
B)  Because of the Defense of Marriage Act, married same-sex couples do not have the same federal rights and benefits as other legally married couples. 
C)  The 2015 Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. 
D)  Unlike 21 other countries, same-sex marriage is illegal in the United States. 
E)  Although legal in most states, same-sex marriages are not recognized by the federal government. 
A)  Same-sex marriage is only permissible in Vermont. 
B)  Because of the Defense of Marriage Act, married same-sex couples do not have the same federal rights and benefits as other legally married couples. 
C)  The 2015 Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. 
D)  Unlike 21 other countries, same-sex marriage is illegal in the United States. 
E)  Although legal in most states, same-sex marriages are not recognized by the federal government.

Question 16

Outside North America, Western Europe, and the European-derived cultures of Latin America, neolocal residence isn't all that common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All cultures have taboos against ________, sexual relations with someone considered to be a close relative, although precisely what constitutes a close relative varies across cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  incest 
B)  levirate 
C)  sororate 
D)  fraternal 
E)  exogamy 
A)  incest 
B)  levirate 
C)  sororate 
D)  fraternal 
E)  exogamy

Question 18

All of the following are forms of polygamy EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman who has three husbands, all of whom are brothers. 
B)  a man who has four wives simultaneously. 
C)  a woman who has two unrelated husbands. 
D)  a man who has three wives, all of whom are sisters. 
E)  a man who marries, then divorces, then marries again, then divorces again, then marries again, each time to a different woman. 
A)  a woman who has three husbands, all of whom are brothers. 
B)  a man who has four wives simultaneously. 
C)  a woman who has two unrelated husbands. 
D)  a man who has three wives, all of whom are sisters. 
E)  a man who marries, then divorces, then marries again, then divorces again, then marries again, each time to a different woman.

Question 19

What is the term that anthropologists use to refer to the biological father of a child?

Accepted Answer

A)  genitor 
B)  moiety 
C)  pater 
D)  creator 
E)  provider 
A)  genitor 
B)  moiety 
C)  pater 
D)  creator 
E)  provider

Question 20

Industrialization increases mobility, which plays a major role in the disappearance of extended families in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the term that anthropologists use to identify ego's socially recognized father?

One theory regarding the universality of the incest ban argues that by forcing people to marry outside their immediate kin group, peaceful alliances between people would extend to include a greater number of individuals.

The incest taboo is almost culturally universal, but

What is the term for the marital exchange in which the bride's family or kin group provides substantial gifts when their daughter marries?

Dowries are most common in societies in which women occupy an elevated status position.

Which of the following best defines polygyny?

Which of the following statements about the role of the Internet in marriage and dating in contemporary societies is FALSE?

The most common postmarital residence rule is matrilocality, in which the married couple moves in with the husband's family.

In fact, other domestic arrangements outnumber the traditional U.S. household five to one. All of the following are among the reasons for this trend EXCEPT that

Although nuclear families are found in many societies around the world, this phenomenon is not a cultural universal.

Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions, with the number of wives a man has serving as an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.

A recent cross-cultural study of 87 societies, all of which had incest taboos, investigated the rate at which such taboos were broken. The results of this study add to the evidence that

Neolocal postmarital residence rules require newly married couples to establish their own residence.

Serial polygamy is the practice of having more than one wife, but never more than one at the same time.

Which of the following statements about same-sex marriage in the United States today is true?

Outside North America, Western Europe, and the European-derived cultures of Latin America, neolocal residence isn't all that common.

All cultures have taboos against ________, sexual relations with someone considered to be a close relative, although precisely what constitutes a close relative varies across cultures.

All of the following are forms of polygamy EXCEPT

What is the term that anthropologists use to refer to the biological father of a child?

Industrialization increases mobility, which plays a major role in the disappearance of extended families in the United States.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 13: Families, Kinship, and Marriage

What is the term that anthropologists use to identify ego's socially recognized father?

One theory regarding the universality of the incest ban argues that by forcing people to marry outside their immediate kin group, peaceful alliances between people would extend to include a greater number of individuals.

The incest taboo is almost culturally universal, but

What is the term for the marital exchange in which the bride's family or kin group provides substantial gifts when their daughter marries?

Dowries are most common in societies in which women occupy an elevated status position.

Which of the following best defines polygyny?

Which of the following statements about the role of the Internet in marriage and dating in contemporary societies is FALSE?

The most common postmarital residence rule is matrilocality, in which the married couple moves in with the husband's family.

In fact, other domestic arrangements outnumber the traditional U.S. household five to one. All of the following are among the reasons for this trend EXCEPT that

Although nuclear families are found in many societies around the world, this phenomenon is not a cultural universal.

Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions, with the number of wives a man has serving as an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.

A recent cross-cultural study of 87 societies, all of which had incest taboos, investigated the rate at which such taboos were broken. The results of this study add to the evidence that

Neolocal postmarital residence rules require newly married couples to establish their own residence.

Serial polygamy is the practice of having more than one wife, but never more than one at the same time.

Which of the following statements about same-sex marriage in the United States today is true?

Outside North America, Western Europe, and the European-derived cultures of Latin America, neolocal residence isn't all that common.

All cultures have taboos against ________, sexual relations with someone considered to be a close relative, although precisely what constitutes a close relative varies across cultures.

All of the following are forms of polygamy EXCEPT

What is the term that anthropologists use to refer to the biological father of a child?

Industrialization increases mobility, which plays a major role in the disappearance of extended families in the United States.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters