Question 1

It is estimated that as many as 82 percent of societies in Africa utilize bridewealth in the negotiation and transaction of marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the primary benefits of cross cousin marriage?

Accepted Answer

Benefits are to strengthen and

Question 3

The practice of sororal polygyny tends to maximize stress and competition within the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Young people,in a number of different cultures,are beginning to use matchmaking websites on the Internet to find an appropriate spouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In this chapter's "Contemporary Issues," arranged marriages by an Iraqi father for his daughters (ages 13 and 14)resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the father being convicted of child abuse. 
B)  the father and the daughter being deported from the United States. 
C)  the husbands of the two daughters being convicted of statutory rape. 
D)  the women being flogged in public. 
E)  the fathers of the bride and groom being reprimanded publicly. 
A)  the father being convicted of child abuse. 
B)  the father and the daughter being deported from the United States. 
C)  the husbands of the two daughters being convicted of statutory rape. 
D)  the women being flogged in public. 
E)  the fathers of the bride and groom being reprimanded publicly.

Question 6

Educational anthropologist Dr.Cathie Jordan worked in a school setting in Hawaii to improve teaching methods for local children of Hawaiian ancestry.All of the following statements are true except:

Accepted Answer

A)  she found that the children contribute significantly to the everyday work of their household. 
B)  she found that children needed to be given more responsibilities in the classroom in order to increase engagement with the material and performance. 
C)  Hawaiian children had much greater adult supervision at home than at school. 
D)  children were highly cooperative in their home environments. 
E)  levels of achievement in school can be tied to patterns of behavior established in the home environment. 
A)  she found that the children contribute significantly to the everyday work of their household. 
B)  she found that children needed to be given more responsibilities in the classroom in order to increase engagement with the material and performance. 
C)  Hawaiian children had much greater adult supervision at home than at school. 
D)  children were highly cooperative in their home environments. 
E)  levels of achievement in school can be tied to patterns of behavior established in the home environment.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the various explanations of the incest taboo.Why is the incest taboo of central importance for anthropology?

Accepted Answer

The incest taboo is a cultural prohibiti

Question 8

Arranged marriages are found most often in what type of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic societies 
B)  very wealthy societies 
C)  societies that are primarily agricultural 
D)  societies in which there is elaborate social hierarchy 
E)  societies that are primarily industrial 
A)  democratic societies 
B)  very wealthy societies 
C)  societies that are primarily agricultural 
D)  societies in which there is elaborate social hierarchy 
E)  societies that are primarily industrial

Question 9

Competition among co-wives in a polygynous household is reduced when all of the following occur except:

Accepted Answer

A)  sororal polygyny is practiced. 
B)  wives are allowed to participate in the choice of spouse. 
C)  they are given separate living quarters. 
D)  the husband does not get involved in the affairs of his wives. 
E)  a social hierarchy is established between the wives. 
A)  sororal polygyny is practiced. 
B)  wives are allowed to participate in the choice of spouse. 
C)  they are given separate living quarters. 
D)  the husband does not get involved in the affairs of his wives. 
E)  a social hierarchy is established between the wives.

Question 10

Which practice is found among the Ju/'hoansi of southwestern Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  bridewealth 
B)  reciprocal exchange of material goods 
C)  dowry 
D)  bride service 
E)  non-monetarized marriage 
A)  bridewealth 
B)  reciprocal exchange of material goods 
C)  dowry 
D)  bride service 
E)  non-monetarized marriage

Question 11

In Western societies,mate selection is largely a decision made:

Accepted Answer

A)  by the bride and groom's extended families. 
B)  with attention to the financial stability of the two partners. 
C)  jointly by the prospective bride and groom. 
D)  by the family of the bride. 
E)  by the groom's mother's family. 
A)  by the bride and groom's extended families. 
B)  with attention to the financial stability of the two partners. 
C)  jointly by the prospective bride and groom. 
D)  by the family of the bride. 
E)  by the groom's mother's family.

Question 12

What are three social benefits of marriage?

Accepted Answer

Benefits include the creation of fairly

Question 13

A marriage rule that requires a woman to marry within her ethnic group and religion is a rule of:

Accepted Answer

A)  dowry. 
B)  bridewealth. 
C)  exogamy. 
D)  endogamy. 
E)  polygyny. 
A)  dowry. 
B)  bridewealth. 
C)  exogamy. 
D)  endogamy. 
E)  polygyny.

Question 14

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The monetization of bridewealth has increasingly created the view of marriage as a financial transaction. 
B)  The monetization of bridewealth has reduced the significance of marriage as an alliance between kin groups. 
C)  The monetization of bridewealth has been associated with the postponing of marriage until a later age. 
D)  The monetization of bridewealth has broken down the close interdependence between family members. 
E)  The monetization of bridewealth has led to greater freedom of choice on the part of the future spouses involved. 
A)  The monetization of bridewealth has increasingly created the view of marriage as a financial transaction. 
B)  The monetization of bridewealth has reduced the significance of marriage as an alliance between kin groups. 
C)  The monetization of bridewealth has been associated with the postponing of marriage until a later age. 
D)  The monetization of bridewealth has broken down the close interdependence between family members. 
E)  The monetization of bridewealth has led to greater freedom of choice on the part of the future spouses involved.

Question 15

All of the following are reasons that societies practice the levirate except:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a form of social security for the widow. 
B)  it is a form of social security for the children of the marriage. 
C)  it preserves the rights of the deceased husband's family to his children. 
D)  it preserves the rights of the deceased husband's family to the widow's future children. 
E)  it is associated with societies that place the highest value on female heirs. 
A)  it is a form of social security for the widow. 
B)  it is a form of social security for the children of the marriage. 
C)  it preserves the rights of the deceased husband's family to his children. 
D)  it preserves the rights of the deceased husband's family to the widow's future children. 
E)  it is associated with societies that place the highest value on female heirs.

Question 16

Most societies with arranged marriages assume that marriage is a union of two kin groups,not merely two individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the most critical factor influencing the incidence of polygyny?

Accepted Answer

It is the extent to which wome

Question 18

A nuclear family includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  mother. 
B)  uncle. 
C)  father. 
D)  sister. 
E)  brother. 
A)  mother. 
B)  uncle. 
C)  father. 
D)  sister. 
E)  brother.

Question 19

According to most anthropologists,arranged marriages are inherently immoral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Within the Jie tribe of African,bridewealth payments are very high and tend to result in unstable and difficult marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

It is estimated that as many as 82 percent of societies in Africa utilize bridewealth in the negotiation and transaction of marriage.

What are the primary benefits of cross cousin marriage?

The practice of sororal polygyny tends to maximize stress and competition within the family.

Young people,in a number of different cultures,are beginning to use matchmaking websites on the Internet to find an appropriate spouse.

In this chapter's "Contemporary Issues," arranged marriages by an Iraqi father for his daughters (ages 13 and 14)resulted in:

Educational anthropologist Dr.Cathie Jordan worked in a school setting in Hawaii to improve teaching methods for local children of Hawaiian ancestry.All of the following statements are true except:

Compare and contrast the various explanations of the incest taboo.Why is the incest taboo of central importance for anthropology?

Arranged marriages are found most often in what type of society?

Competition among co-wives in a polygynous household is reduced when all of the following occur except:

Which practice is found among the Ju/'hoansi of southwestern Africa?

In Western societies,mate selection is largely a decision made:

What are three social benefits of marriage?

A marriage rule that requires a woman to marry within her ethnic group and religion is a rule of:

Which of the following is false?

All of the following are reasons that societies practice the levirate except:

Most societies with arranged marriages assume that marriage is a union of two kin groups,not merely two individuals.

What is the most critical factor influencing the incidence of polygyny?

A nuclear family includes all of the following except:

According to most anthropologists,arranged marriages are inherently immoral.

Within the Jie tribe of African,bridewealth payments are very high and tend to result in unstable and difficult marriages.

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Exam 9: Marriage and the Family

It is estimated that as many as 82 percent of societies in Africa utilize bridewealth in the negotiation and transaction of marriage.

What are the primary benefits of cross cousin marriage?

The practice of sororal polygyny tends to maximize stress and competition within the family.

Young people,in a number of different cultures,are beginning to use matchmaking websites on the Internet to find an appropriate spouse.

In this chapter's "Contemporary Issues," arranged marriages by an Iraqi father for his daughters (ages 13 and 14)resulted in:

Educational anthropologist Dr.Cathie Jordan worked in a school setting in Hawaii to improve teaching methods for local children of Hawaiian ancestry.All of the following statements are true except:

Compare and contrast the various explanations of the incest taboo.Why is the incest taboo of central importance for anthropology?

Arranged marriages are found most often in what type of society?

Competition among co-wives in a polygynous household is reduced when all of the following occur except:

Which practice is found among the Ju/'hoansi of southwestern Africa?

In Western societies,mate selection is largely a decision made:

What are three social benefits of marriage?

A marriage rule that requires a woman to marry within her ethnic group and religion is a rule of:

Which of the following is false?

All of the following are reasons that societies practice the levirate except:

Most societies with arranged marriages assume that marriage is a union of two kin groups,not merely two individuals.

What is the most critical factor influencing the incidence of polygyny?

A nuclear family includes all of the following except:

According to most anthropologists,arranged marriages are inherently immoral.

Within the Jie tribe of African,bridewealth payments are very high and tend to result in unstable and difficult marriages.

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters