Question 1

Ferraro defines family as a social unit characterized by common residence,economic cooperation,and child rearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Reciprocal exchange,a type of marriage compensation rarely found today:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized the concept of marriage as an alliance between two families. 
B)  involved the equal exchange of women between families, allowing long-term alliances. 
C)  was practiced in very poor societies where there was no material surplus. 
D)  always involved a slightly higher payment to the groom's family. 
E)  is currently being revived in areas of southern Africa. 
A)  emphasized the concept of marriage as an alliance between two families. 
B)  involved the equal exchange of women between families, allowing long-term alliances. 
C)  was practiced in very poor societies where there was no material surplus. 
D)  always involved a slightly higher payment to the groom's family. 
E)  is currently being revived in areas of southern Africa.

Question 3

Nuclear families are found in societies:

Accepted Answer

A)  in which there is a great amount of geographic mobility. 
B)  that have become industrialized. 
C)  with complex systems of government. 
D)  which are highly stratified. 
E)  where there is a great deal of material surplus (resources). 
A)  in which there is a great amount of geographic mobility. 
B)  that have become industrialized. 
C)  with complex systems of government. 
D)  which are highly stratified. 
E)  where there is a great deal of material surplus (resources).

Question 4

Marrying outside a group is:

Accepted Answer

A)  polygamy. 
B)  monogamy. 
C)  exogamy. 
D)  endogamy. 
E)  alliance. 
A)  polygamy. 
B)  monogamy. 
C)  exogamy. 
D)  endogamy. 
E)  alliance.

Question 5

Parallel cousins are first cousins that are born in the same year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Incest avoidance can have positive social advantages by forcing people to marry outside of their immediate family,thereby:

Accepted Answer

A)  developing a stronger set of relationships within their own family than a wider network of interfamily alliances. 
B)  creating relationships with people with whom they are likely to cooperate. 
C)  creating relationships with more people with whom they are likely to become hostile. 
D)  creating a smaller gene pool. 
E)  increasing the incidence of recessive traits. 
A)  developing a stronger set of relationships within their own family than a wider network of interfamily alliances. 
B)  creating relationships with people with whom they are likely to cooperate. 
C)  creating relationships with more people with whom they are likely to become hostile. 
D)  creating a smaller gene pool. 
E)  increasing the incidence of recessive traits.

Question 7

At the beginning of the chapter the terms "family" and "marriage" were distinguished. Using the terms and concepts that you learned in this chapter,point out how they are alike and different.

Accepted Answer

Family and marriage are both social inst

Question 8

Which of the following forms of cousin marriage is the most common?

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear cousin 
B)  preferential cousin 
C)  sororal levirate 
D)  parallel cousin 
E)  cross cousin 
A)  nuclear cousin 
B)  preferential cousin 
C)  sororal levirate 
D)  parallel cousin 
E)  cross cousin

Question 9

The Nayar of southern India:

Accepted Answer

A)  have no marital institutions at all. 
B)  live together as husband and wife only for the first several years of marriage. 
C)  have no children unless they marry a member of another group. 
D)  neither cohabit nor economically cooperate as married couples. 
E)  visit each other, but the woman lives in her own independent household alone. 
A)  have no marital institutions at all. 
B)  live together as husband and wife only for the first several years of marriage. 
C)  have no children unless they marry a member of another group. 
D)  neither cohabit nor economically cooperate as married couples. 
E)  visit each other, but the woman lives in her own independent household alone.

Question 10

What do societies that practice sororate do if the deceased wife does not have a sister available for her surviving husband to marry?

Accepted Answer

They provide a close

Question 11

Describe and discuss the differences between American-style marriage and a typical marriage in India today.

Accepted Answer

American-style marriage and a typical ma

Question 12

Men in most polygynous societies never actually obtain multiple wives for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A)  managing a polygynous household is hard work. 
B)  marriage in many polygynous societies requires the approval of kinsmen. 
C)  marriage in polygynous societies is always managed by the wife's father and the husband has no choice. 
D)  some men in polygynous societies are not of sufficient rank to seek multiple wives. 
E)  some men in polygynous societies do not the appropriate social skills to have multiple wives. 
A)  managing a polygynous household is hard work. 
B)  marriage in many polygynous societies requires the approval of kinsmen. 
C)  marriage in polygynous societies is always managed by the wife's father and the husband has no choice. 
D)  some men in polygynous societies are not of sufficient rank to seek multiple wives. 
E)  some men in polygynous societies do not the appropriate social skills to have multiple wives.

Question 13

Compare and contrast rules of endogamy and exogamy.

Accepted Answer

Both are marriage prescription

Question 14

How do new reproductive technologies challenge our understandings of family?

Accepted Answer

New reproductive technologies challenge

Question 15

Which of the following statements about polygyny in the United States is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polygyny is legal in several states. 
B)  Polygyny is technically legal in all 50 states. 
C)  Although polygyny is practiced in certain areas of the U.S., it is legal only in Utah. 
D)  Although polygyny is practiced in certain areas of the U.S., it is not legal. 
E)  Polygyny is illegal in the U.S. and is prosecuted aggressively in Utah. 
A)  Polygyny is legal in several states. 
B)  Polygyny is technically legal in all 50 states. 
C)  Although polygyny is practiced in certain areas of the U.S., it is legal only in Utah. 
D)  Although polygyny is practiced in certain areas of the U.S., it is not legal. 
E)  Polygyny is illegal in the U.S. and is prosecuted aggressively in Utah.

Question 16

The textbook defines marriage as a socially-approved union between two adults that has all of the following characteristics except:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual rights and obligations between them. 
B)  the explicit establishment of a contract. 
C)  the assumption that it is not permanent. 
D)  economic rights and obligations. 
E)  A marriage union has all of these characteristics. 
A)  sexual rights and obligations between them. 
B)  the explicit establishment of a contract. 
C)  the assumption that it is not permanent. 
D)  economic rights and obligations. 
E)  A marriage union has all of these characteristics.

Question 17

Polyandry:

Accepted Answer

A)  is one of the most common forms of marriage in the world today. 
B)  allows a society to avoid the division of small plots of land among sons. 
C)  leads to competition and especially sexual jealousy among husbands. 
D)  is practiced widely in Africa and South America. 
E)  leads to significantly higher birth rates in families. 
A)  is one of the most common forms of marriage in the world today. 
B)  allows a society to avoid the division of small plots of land among sons. 
C)  leads to competition and especially sexual jealousy among husbands. 
D)  is practiced widely in Africa and South America. 
E)  leads to significantly higher birth rates in families.

Question 18

What types of societies allow cousins to marry? In those societies,what types of cousins can marry and why is this arrangement preferred?

Accepted Answer

Marriage between cousins is a practice t

Question 19

Modern-day family structure is changing in the United States.Describe how the newly-merging forms and structures are adaptive for the lives that we have today.

Accepted Answer

The modern-day family structure in the U

Question 20

Which of the following is not a function of the family?

Accepted Answer

A)  provides for the material, educational, and emotional needs of children 
B)  regulates the sexual division of labor 
C)  regulates sexual mating and reproduction 
D)  characterized by economic cooperation 
E)  creates profit with low-cost overhead for long-term reinvestment 
A)  provides for the material, educational, and emotional needs of children 
B)  regulates the sexual division of labor 
C)  regulates sexual mating and reproduction 
D)  characterized by economic cooperation 
E)  creates profit with low-cost overhead for long-term reinvestment

Ferraro defines family as a social unit characterized by common residence,economic cooperation,and child rearing.

Reciprocal exchange,a type of marriage compensation rarely found today:

Nuclear families are found in societies:

Marrying outside a group is:

Parallel cousins are first cousins that are born in the same year.

Incest avoidance can have positive social advantages by forcing people to marry outside of their immediate family,thereby:

At the beginning of the chapter the terms "family" and "marriage" were distinguished. Using the terms and concepts that you learned in this chapter,point out how they are alike and different.

Which of the following forms of cousin marriage is the most common?

The Nayar of southern India:

What do societies that practice sororate do if the deceased wife does not have a sister available for her surviving husband to marry?

Describe and discuss the differences between American-style marriage and a typical marriage in India today.

Men in most polygynous societies never actually obtain multiple wives for all of the following reasons except:

Compare and contrast rules of endogamy and exogamy.

How do new reproductive technologies challenge our understandings of family?

Which of the following statements about polygyny in the United States is correct?

The textbook defines marriage as a socially-approved union between two adults that has all of the following characteristics except:

Polyandry:

What types of societies allow cousins to marry? In those societies,what types of cousins can marry and why is this arrangement preferred?

Modern-day family structure is changing in the United States.Describe how the newly-merging forms and structures are adaptive for the lives that we have today.

Which of the following is not a function of the family?

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Exam 9: Marriage and the Family

Ferraro defines family as a social unit characterized by common residence,economic cooperation,and child rearing.

Reciprocal exchange,a type of marriage compensation rarely found today:

Nuclear families are found in societies:

Marrying outside a group is:

Parallel cousins are first cousins that are born in the same year.

Incest avoidance can have positive social advantages by forcing people to marry outside of their immediate family,thereby:

At the beginning of the chapter the terms "family" and "marriage" were distinguished. Using the terms and concepts that you learned in this chapter,point out how they are alike and different.

Which of the following forms of cousin marriage is the most common?

The Nayar of southern India:

What do societies that practice sororate do if the deceased wife does not have a sister available for her surviving husband to marry?

Describe and discuss the differences between American-style marriage and a typical marriage in India today.

Men in most polygynous societies never actually obtain multiple wives for all of the following reasons except:

Compare and contrast rules of endogamy and exogamy.

How do new reproductive technologies challenge our understandings of family?

Which of the following statements about polygyny in the United States is correct?

The textbook defines marriage as a socially-approved union between two adults that has all of the following characteristics except:

Polyandry:

What types of societies allow cousins to marry? In those societies,what types of cousins can marry and why is this arrangement preferred?

Modern-day family structure is changing in the United States.Describe how the newly-merging forms and structures are adaptive for the lives that we have today.

Which of the following is not a function of the family?

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

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