Question 1

Which of the following marital customs functions to maintain distinctions between groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  endogamy 
B)  sororate 
C)  sororal polygyny 
D)  progeny price 
E)  levirate 
A)  endogamy 
B)  sororate 
C)  sororal polygyny 
D)  progeny price 
E)  levirate

Question 2

With polyandry, a woman takes more than one husband at one time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A cross-cultural study that systematically compared romantic love in many cultures found

Accepted Answer

A)  that while people everywhere know what love is, they experience it differently. 
B)  a scholarly bias throughout the social sciences that views romantic love as a luxury in human life, especially in academia. 
C)  a rise in love matches over arranged marriages in industrialized societies, but the opposite trend in nonindustrialized societies. 
D)  evolutionary evidence for romantic love in all the societies surveyed. 
E)  evidence that romantic love may be a universal, although romantic love and marriage do not necessarily go together. 
A)  that while people everywhere know what love is, they experience it differently. 
B)  a scholarly bias throughout the social sciences that views romantic love as a luxury in human life, especially in academia. 
C)  a rise in love matches over arranged marriages in industrialized societies, but the opposite trend in nonindustrialized societies. 
D)  evolutionary evidence for romantic love in all the societies surveyed. 
E)  evidence that romantic love may be a universal, although romantic love and marriage do not necessarily go together.

Question 4

Native American "Two-Spirits" were permitted to marry men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cultures have different definitions and expectations of relationships that are biologically or genetically equivalent. In other words, kinship is socially constructed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Among the Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil, as in many societies with unilineal descent, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marriage between Crow cousins is preferred; marriage between Omaha cousins is considered incest. 
B)  Marriage between first cousins is preferred, but marriage between second cousins is considered incest. 
C)  Marriage between cross cousins is preferred; marriage between parallel cousins is considered incest. 
D)  Marriage between sororate cousins is preferred, although marriage between levirate cousins is considered incest. 
E)  Marriage between parallel cousins is preferred, whereas marriage between cross cousins is considered incest. 
A)  Marriage between Crow cousins is preferred; marriage between Omaha cousins is considered incest. 
B)  Marriage between first cousins is preferred, but marriage between second cousins is considered incest. 
C)  Marriage between cross cousins is preferred; marriage between parallel cousins is considered incest. 
D)  Marriage between sororate cousins is preferred, although marriage between levirate cousins is considered incest. 
E)  Marriage between parallel cousins is preferred, whereas marriage between cross cousins is considered incest.

Question 7

What term refers to the culturally sanctioned practice of marrying someone within a group to which one belongs?

Accepted Answer

A)  exogamy 
B)  hypogamy 
C)  endosperm 
D)  endogamy 
E)  incest 
A)  exogamy 
B)  hypogamy 
C)  endosperm 
D)  endogamy 
E)  incest

Question 8

Early anthropologists explained incest as a reflection of "instinctive horror" of mating with close relatives. However, this explanation for societal bans has been rejected because formal incest restrictions would be unnecessary if humans really do have an instinctive aversion to incest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Although briefly popular after its introduction, online dating never became a significant part of the marriage market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  lineage. 
B)  clan. 
C)  family of procreation. 
D)  extended family. 
E)  family of orientation. 
A)  lineage. 
B)  clan. 
C)  family of procreation. 
D)  extended family. 
E)  family of orientation.

Question 11

In South Sudan, a Nuer woman can marry a woman if her father has only daughters but no male heirs. This is done to maintain the patrilineage. The "wife" has sex with one or more men until she gets pregnant. The children born are then accepted as the offspring of both the female husband and the wife. What is important in this example is

Accepted Answer

A)  that it illustrates how romantic love is both universal and complicated. 
B)  the fact that only same-sex marriages are recognized in patrilineal societies. 
C)  how often marriage is simply about property. 
D)  how biology overrides culture regardless of human intentions. 
E)  social rather than biological paternity, again illustrating how kinship is socially constructed. 
A)  that it illustrates how romantic love is both universal and complicated. 
B)  the fact that only same-sex marriages are recognized in patrilineal societies. 
C)  how often marriage is simply about property. 
D)  how biology overrides culture regardless of human intentions. 
E)  social rather than biological paternity, again illustrating how kinship is socially constructed.

Question 12

U.S. kinship is bilateral, traced equally through males and females; for example, father and mother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the name of the postmarital residence pattern in which the married couple is expected to establish their own home?

Accepted Answer

A)  patrilocality 
B)  neolocality 
C)  ambilocality 
D)  matrilocality 
E)  uxorilocality 
A)  patrilocality 
B)  neolocality 
C)  ambilocality 
D)  matrilocality 
E)  uxorilocality

Question 14

In a study among the Hopi of northeastern Arizona, more than a third of the women of the community had been divorced at least once, which correlates with the fact that these women were socially and economically insecure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the name of the custom by which a widower marries the sister of his deceased wife?

Accepted Answer

A)  serial polyandry 
B)  filial marriage 
C)  fraternal marriage 
D)  levirate marriage 
E)  sororate marriage 
A)  serial polyandry 
B)  filial marriage 
C)  fraternal marriage 
D)  levirate marriage 
E)  sororate marriage

Question 16

How do the rules of endogamy function in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to maintain social distinctions between groups. 
B)  They encourage the extension of affinal bonds to an ever-widening circle of people. 
C)  They prove that the incest taboo is not the cultural universal it was once thought to be. 
D)  They extend kin ties across classes. 
E)  They expand the gene pool. 
A)  They tend to maintain social distinctions between groups. 
B)  They encourage the extension of affinal bonds to an ever-widening circle of people. 
C)  They prove that the incest taboo is not the cultural universal it was once thought to be. 
D)  They extend kin ties across classes. 
E)  They expand the gene pool.

Question 17

Divorce tends to be more common

Accepted Answer

A)  in all societies when romance fails. 
B)  in matrilineal than in patrilineal societies. 
C)  in societies in which marriage residence is patrilocal. 
D)  when the dowry is very small. 
E)  when marriages are political alliances between groups. 
A)  in all societies when romance fails. 
B)  in matrilineal than in patrilineal societies. 
C)  in societies in which marriage residence is patrilocal. 
D)  when the dowry is very small. 
E)  when marriages are political alliances between groups.

Question 18

If Hannah marries her deceased husband's brother, the arrangement is considered a levirate marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Exogamy is the practice of seeking out a mate within one's own social group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following marital customs functions to maintain distinctions between groups?

With polyandry, a woman takes more than one husband at one time.

A cross-cultural study that systematically compared romantic love in many cultures found

Native American "Two-Spirits" were permitted to marry men.

Cultures have different definitions and expectations of relationships that are biologically or genetically equivalent. In other words, kinship is socially constructed.

Among the Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil, as in many societies with unilineal descent, which of the following is true?

What term refers to the culturally sanctioned practice of marrying someone within a group to which one belongs?

Early anthropologists explained incest as a reflection of "instinctive horror" of mating with close relatives. However, this explanation for societal bans has been rejected because formal incest restrictions would be unnecessary if humans really do have an instinctive aversion to incest.

Although briefly popular after its introduction, online dating never became a significant part of the marriage market.

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

U.S. kinship is bilateral, traced equally through males and females; for example, father and mother.

What is the name of the postmarital residence pattern in which the married couple is expected to establish their own home?

In a study among the Hopi of northeastern Arizona, more than a third of the women of the community had been divorced at least once, which correlates with the fact that these women were socially and economically insecure.

What is the name of the custom by which a widower marries the sister of his deceased wife?

How do the rules of endogamy function in society?

Divorce tends to be more common

If Hannah marries her deceased husband's brother, the arrangement is considered a levirate marriage.

Exogamy is the practice of seeking out a mate within one's own social group.

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

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Exam 13: Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Which of the following marital customs functions to maintain distinctions between groups?

With polyandry, a woman takes more than one husband at one time.

A cross-cultural study that systematically compared romantic love in many cultures found

Native American "Two-Spirits" were permitted to marry men.

Cultures have different definitions and expectations of relationships that are biologically or genetically equivalent. In other words, kinship is socially constructed.

Among the Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil, as in many societies with unilineal descent, which of the following is true?

What term refers to the culturally sanctioned practice of marrying someone within a group to which one belongs?

Early anthropologists explained incest as a reflection of "instinctive horror" of mating with close relatives. However, this explanation for societal bans has been rejected because formal incest restrictions would be unnecessary if humans really do have an instinctive aversion to incest.

Although briefly popular after its introduction, online dating never became a significant part of the marriage market.

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

U.S. kinship is bilateral, traced equally through males and females; for example, father and mother.

What is the name of the postmarital residence pattern in which the married couple is expected to establish their own home?

In a study among the Hopi of northeastern Arizona, more than a third of the women of the community had been divorced at least once, which correlates with the fact that these women were socially and economically insecure.

What is the name of the custom by which a widower marries the sister of his deceased wife?

How do the rules of endogamy function in society?

Divorce tends to be more common

If Hannah marries her deceased husband's brother, the arrangement is considered a levirate marriage.

Exogamy is the practice of seeking out a mate within one's own social group.

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

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