Question 1

Compare and contrast matrilocal and patrilocal residence,giving specific examples where appropriate.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Why does sexual competition appear to be higher among humans than other primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike most other primates, human females are sexually receptive throughout the year. 
B)  Humans are more likely than other primates to live in multi-male, multi-female social groups. 
C)  Humans are particularly aggressive primates and more likely to compete through physical means. 
D)  There is a lower female to male ratio in human communities than in most other primate groups. 
A)  Unlike most other primates, human females are sexually receptive throughout the year. 
B)  Humans are more likely than other primates to live in multi-male, multi-female social groups. 
C)  Humans are particularly aggressive primates and more likely to compete through physical means. 
D)  There is a lower female to male ratio in human communities than in most other primate groups.

Question 3

In what type of societies are extended-family households found most frequently?

Accepted Answer

A)  sedentary agricultural economies 
B)  post-industrial Western societies 
C)  semi-nomadic herding cultures 
D)  traveling food collector bands 
A)  sedentary agricultural economies 
B)  post-industrial Western societies 
C)  semi-nomadic herding cultures 
D)  traveling food collector bands

Question 4

In a unilineal descent system,an individual __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  belongs to only one line of descent 
B)  belongs to two distinct lines of descent 
C)  may belong to multiple lines of descent 
D)  changes his or her line of descent several times throughout his or her life 
A)  belongs to only one line of descent 
B)  belongs to two distinct lines of descent 
C)  may belong to multiple lines of descent 
D)  changes his or her line of descent several times throughout his or her life

Question 5

Many anthropologists suggest that neolocal residence is related to the presence of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a commercial economy 
B)  overpopulation 
C)  an egalitarian social structure 
D)  food collecting 
A)  a commercial economy 
B)  overpopulation 
C)  an egalitarian social structure 
D)  food collecting

Question 6

The custom of allowing a man to marry more than one woman is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  found in most of the societies known to anthropology 
B)  found in only a small minority of the world's societies 
C)  unlikely to engender jealousy among co-wives 
D)  strictly forbidden in Muslim society 
A)  found in most of the societies known to anthropology 
B)  found in only a small minority of the world's societies 
C)  unlikely to engender jealousy among co-wives 
D)  strictly forbidden in Muslim society

Question 7

Most societies __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disapprove of marriages between first cousins 
B)  encourage marriages between parallel cousins 
C)  encourage marriages between first cousins 
D)  encourage marriages between cross-cousins 
A)  disapprove of marriages between first cousins 
B)  encourage marriages between parallel cousins 
C)  encourage marriages between first cousins 
D)  encourage marriages between cross-cousins

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of an exogamous marriage tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  marrying outside of a particular kin group 
B)  marrying a member of your own caste 
C)  marrying someone from within the village 
D)  marrying with the intent to produce a male heir 
A)  marrying outside of a particular kin group 
B)  marrying a member of your own caste 
C)  marrying someone from within the village 
D)  marrying with the intent to produce a male heir

Question 9

In which group were incestuous marriages permitted?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ancient Egyptian royal families 
B)  the Nuer of East Africa 
C)  the Nambikwara Indians of Brazil 
D)  the Brahmin caste of India 
A)  the ancient Egyptian royal families 
B)  the Nuer of East Africa 
C)  the Nambikwara Indians of Brazil 
D)  the Brahmin caste of India

Question 10

Which of the following shows the different descent groups from least to most common?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambilineal, bilateral, unilateral 
B)  bilateral, ambilineal, unilateral 
C)  bilateral, unilateral, ambilineal 
D)  unilateral, ambilineal, bilateral 
A)  ambilineal, bilateral, unilateral 
B)  bilateral, ambilineal, unilateral 
C)  bilateral, unilateral, ambilineal 
D)  unilateral, ambilineal, bilateral

Question 11

Why is an ambilineal society not divided into separate kin groups,as in unilineal systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person belongs to more than one group and cannot live in several places at once. 
B)  They are organized by religious group membership, rather than kin groups. 
C)  The number of relatives in an ambilineal society is too small to create large kin groups. 
D)  Intermarriage between groups makes it hard to keep track of kin groups in ambilineal systems. 
A)  A person belongs to more than one group and cannot live in several places at once. 
B)  They are organized by religious group membership, rather than kin groups. 
C)  The number of relatives in an ambilineal society is too small to create large kin groups. 
D)  Intermarriage between groups makes it hard to keep track of kin groups in ambilineal systems.

Question 12

Whether the couple lives with the husband's or wife's kin can have important consequences for the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  status of the husband or wife 
B)  economic stability of the family 
C)  educational potential for the children 
D)  relationship with elderly parents 
A)  status of the husband or wife 
B)  economic stability of the family 
C)  educational potential for the children 
D)  relationship with elderly parents

Question 13

What is the prevailing family type in over half of all societies known to anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  extended family 
B)  independent family 
C)  nuclear family 
D)  solitary family 
A)  extended family 
B)  independent family 
C)  nuclear family 
D)  solitary family

Question 14

Same-sex marriages are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  not typical in any known society 
B)  prohibited in all societies 
C)  fairly common in some societies 
D)  the norm in a few societies 
A)  not typical in any known society 
B)  prohibited in all societies 
C)  fairly common in some societies 
D)  the norm in a few societies

Question 15

A single mother and her son,living together,would be an example of a(n)__________ family.

Accepted Answer

A)  independent 
B)  extended 
C)  nuclear 
D)  solitary 
A)  independent 
B)  extended 
C)  nuclear 
D)  solitary

Compare and contrast matrilocal and patrilocal residence,giving specific examples where appropriate.

Why does sexual competition appear to be higher among humans than other primates?

In what type of societies are extended-family households found most frequently?

In a unilineal descent system,an individual __________.

Many anthropologists suggest that neolocal residence is related to the presence of __________.

The custom of allowing a man to marry more than one woman is __________.

Most societies __________.

Which of the following is an example of an exogamous marriage tradition?

In which group were incestuous marriages permitted?

Which of the following shows the different descent groups from least to most common?

Why is an ambilineal society not divided into separate kin groups,as in unilineal systems?

Whether the couple lives with the husband's or wife's kin can have important consequences for the __________.

What is the prevailing family type in over half of all societies known to anthropologists?

Same-sex marriages are __________.

A single mother and her son,living together,would be an example of a(n)__________ family.

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Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

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Exam 14: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Compare and contrast matrilocal and patrilocal residence,giving specific examples where appropriate.

Why does sexual competition appear to be higher among humans than other primates?

In what type of societies are extended-family households found most frequently?

In a unilineal descent system,an individual __________.

Many anthropologists suggest that neolocal residence is related to the presence of __________.

The custom of allowing a man to marry more than one woman is __________.

Most societies __________.

Which of the following is an example of an exogamous marriage tradition?

In which group were incestuous marriages permitted?

Which of the following shows the different descent groups from least to most common?

Why is an ambilineal society not divided into separate kin groups,as in unilineal systems?

Whether the couple lives with the husband's or wife's kin can have important consequences for the __________.

What is the prevailing family type in over half of all societies known to anthropologists?

Same-sex marriages are __________.

A single mother and her son,living together,would be an example of a(n)__________ family.

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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