Question 1

What is a kindred?

Accepted Answer

It is the collective

Question 2

The Zuni of New Mexico are patrilineal and patrilocal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In societies with a double descent system,members are:

Accepted Answer

A)  part of both a matrilineage and a patrilineage. 
B)  free to choose to which group they will belong. 
C)  able to choose whether to belong to the matrilineage on their father's or on their mother's side of the family. 
D)  able to choose whether to belong to the patrilineage on their father's or on their mother's side of the family. 
E)  trace their ancestry from a public and private source. 
A)  part of both a matrilineage and a patrilineage. 
B)  free to choose to which group they will belong. 
C)  able to choose whether to belong to the matrilineage on their father's or on their mother's side of the family. 
D)  able to choose whether to belong to the patrilineage on their father's or on their mother's side of the family. 
E)  trace their ancestry from a public and private source.

Question 4

Unilineal descent systems:

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A)  are very rarely found today in the world. 
B)  comprise the majority of the world's kinship designations. 
C)  are found only among hunters and gatherers. 
D)  are found today, but were not utilized in the past. 
E)  are no longer used today in any society. 
A)  are very rarely found today in the world. 
B)  comprise the majority of the world's kinship designations. 
C)  are found only among hunters and gatherers. 
D)  are found today, but were not utilized in the past. 
E)  are no longer used today in any society.

Question 5

The term descent is used by anthropologists to refer to:

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A)  the rules a culture uses to establish affiliations with one's parents. 
B)  the rules a culture uses to establish affiliations with one's siblings. 
C)  all blood and marriage relationships that help people distinguish between categories of kin. 
D)  all marriage relationships that help people distinguish between different categories of kin. 
E)  all blood relationships that help people distinguish between different categories of kin. 
A)  the rules a culture uses to establish affiliations with one's parents. 
B)  the rules a culture uses to establish affiliations with one's siblings. 
C)  all blood and marriage relationships that help people distinguish between categories of kin. 
D)  all marriage relationships that help people distinguish between different categories of kin. 
E)  all blood relationships that help people distinguish between different categories of kin.

Question 6

Individuals,except for siblings,have a unique kindred in a:

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A)  patrilineal descent system. 
B)  bilateral descent system. 
C)  unilineal descent system. 
D)  matrilineal descent system. 
E)  segmentary cognatic system. 
A)  patrilineal descent system. 
B)  bilateral descent system. 
C)  unilineal descent system. 
D)  matrilineal descent system. 
E)  segmentary cognatic system.

Question 7

Which of the following is a true statement?

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A)  The Iroquois kinship system lumps mother and mother's brother into the same category. 
B)  The Eskimo kinship system is the one that is most commonly used in the U.S. 
C)  The Eskimo kinship system calls mother and mother's sister by the same term. 
D)  The Iroquois kinship system is associated with bilateral descent. 
E)  The Iroquois kinship system is most commonly found in food collecting societies. 
A)  The Iroquois kinship system lumps mother and mother's brother into the same category. 
B)  The Eskimo kinship system is the one that is most commonly used in the U.S. 
C)  The Eskimo kinship system calls mother and mother's sister by the same term. 
D)  The Iroquois kinship system is associated with bilateral descent. 
E)  The Iroquois kinship system is most commonly found in food collecting societies.

Question 8

An "aunt" or "uncle" who has no biological or marital relationship is an example of:

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A)  a cross cousin. 
B)  fictive kin. 
C)  an affine. 
D)  a parallel cousin. 
E)  a consanguine. 
A)  a cross cousin. 
B)  fictive kin. 
C)  an affine. 
D)  a parallel cousin. 
E)  a consanguine.

Question 9

In what ways are new reproductive technologies challenging the way we designate kinship and family? Provide specific examples in your discussion

Accepted Answer

New reproductive technologies are challe

Question 10

The post-marital residence pattern characterized by the couple living with or near the parents of the bride is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  patrilocal. 
B)  bilocal. 
C)  matrilocal. 
D)  neolocal. 
E)  avunculocal. 
A)  patrilocal. 
B)  bilocal. 
C)  matrilocal. 
D)  neolocal. 
E)  avunculocal.

Question 11

In a bilateral system,which kinship organization is the most significant to an individual? What types of subsistence patterns are found in association with bilateral descent?

Accepted Answer

In a bilateral system, the most signific

Question 12

Traditional Chinese families are good examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  bilateral kinship. 
B)  matrilineal kinship. 
C)  double descent. 
D)  patrilineal kinship. 
E)  cognatic unilineal descent. 
A)  bilateral kinship. 
B)  matrilineal kinship. 
C)  double descent. 
D)  patrilineal kinship. 
E)  cognatic unilineal descent.

Question 13

List and describe the five primary residences rules.

Accepted Answer

It includes patrilocal residence (with h

Question 14

Kinship provides social continuity by binding together a number of successive generations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

EGO refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  oldest living relative. 
B)  oldest living relative on the father's side. 
C)  person from whose point of view we are tracing the relationship. 
D)  person who is drawing the kinship chart. 
E)  Eldest Grandparent of Origin. 
A)  oldest living relative. 
B)  oldest living relative on the father's side. 
C)  person from whose point of view we are tracing the relationship. 
D)  person who is drawing the kinship chart. 
E)  Eldest Grandparent of Origin.

Question 16

The Iroquois system of kinship is associated with which form of descent?

Accepted Answer

A)  unilineal 
B)  ambilocal 
C)  bilateral 
D)  avunculocal 
E)  virilocal 
A)  unilineal 
B)  ambilocal 
C)  bilateral 
D)  avunculocal 
E)  virilocal

Question 17

In a matrilineal society,a boy's father figure is his:

Accepted Answer

A)  maternal grandfather. 
B)  mother's sister's husband. 
C)  biological father. 
D)  father's sister's husband. 
E)  mother's brother. 
A)  maternal grandfather. 
B)  mother's sister's husband. 
C)  biological father. 
D)  father's sister's husband. 
E)  mother's brother.

Question 18

In northeast Brazil,Scheper-Hughes found all of the following major social challenges except:

Accepted Answer

A)  low wages 
B)  low life expectancy 
C)  poor diet 
D)  high risk of death 
E)  low levels of fertility 
A)  low wages 
B)  low life expectancy 
C)  poor diet 
D)  high risk of death 
E)  low levels of fertility

Question 19

Many Westerners sometimes confusing matriarchy with matrilineal descent system. Does matrilineality imply matriarchy? Use concrete examples to explain this.

Accepted Answer

Matrilineality and matriarchy are two di

Question 20

In the modern world,kinship:

Accepted Answer

A)  no longer has importance. 
B)  no longer provides close and emotional social ties as it did in the past. 
C)  has become much more complex because of new reproductive technologies. 
D)  systems remain unchanged through contact with external forces such as colonization and cultural diffusion. 
E)  is a growing network that has become more and more vital to our ability to survive in the global economy. 
A)  no longer has importance. 
B)  no longer provides close and emotional social ties as it did in the past. 
C)  has become much more complex because of new reproductive technologies. 
D)  systems remain unchanged through contact with external forces such as colonization and cultural diffusion. 
E)  is a growing network that has become more and more vital to our ability to survive in the global economy.

What is a kindred?

The Zuni of New Mexico are patrilineal and patrilocal.

In societies with a double descent system,members are:

Unilineal descent systems:

The term descent is used by anthropologists to refer to:

Individuals,except for siblings,have a unique kindred in a:

Which of the following is a true statement?

An "aunt" or "uncle" who has no biological or marital relationship is an example of:

In what ways are new reproductive technologies challenging the way we designate kinship and family? Provide specific examples in your discussion

The post-marital residence pattern characterized by the couple living with or near the parents of the bride is called:

In a bilateral system,which kinship organization is the most significant to an individual? What types of subsistence patterns are found in association with bilateral descent?

Traditional Chinese families are good examples of:

List and describe the five primary residences rules.

Kinship provides social continuity by binding together a number of successive generations.

EGO refers to the:

The Iroquois system of kinship is associated with which form of descent?

In a matrilineal society,a boy's father figure is his:

In northeast Brazil,Scheper-Hughes found all of the following major social challenges except:

Many Westerners sometimes confusing matriarchy with matrilineal descent system. Does matrilineality imply matriarchy? Use concrete examples to explain this.

In the modern world,kinship:

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Exam 10: Kinship and Descent

What is a kindred?

The Zuni of New Mexico are patrilineal and patrilocal.

In societies with a double descent system,members are:

Unilineal descent systems:

The term descent is used by anthropologists to refer to:

Individuals,except for siblings,have a unique kindred in a:

Which of the following is a true statement?

An "aunt" or "uncle" who has no biological or marital relationship is an example of:

In what ways are new reproductive technologies challenging the way we designate kinship and family? Provide specific examples in your discussion

The post-marital residence pattern characterized by the couple living with or near the parents of the bride is called:

In a bilateral system,which kinship organization is the most significant to an individual? What types of subsistence patterns are found in association with bilateral descent?

Traditional Chinese families are good examples of:

List and describe the five primary residences rules.

Kinship provides social continuity by binding together a number of successive generations.

EGO refers to the:

The Iroquois system of kinship is associated with which form of descent?

In a matrilineal society,a boy's father figure is his:

In northeast Brazil,Scheper-Hughes found all of the following major social challenges except:

Many Westerners sometimes confusing matriarchy with matrilineal descent system. Does matrilineality imply matriarchy? Use concrete examples to explain this.

In the modern world,kinship:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

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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