Question 1

The commercialization of making babies has become a vast global business.In India from 2005 to 2009 fertility clinics offering surrogacy services have:

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A)  doubled in number. 
B)  tripled in number. 
C)  quadrupled in number. 
D)  increased by 10%. 
E)  increased by 75%. 
A)  doubled in number. 
B)  tripled in number. 
C)  quadrupled in number. 
D)  increased by 10%. 
E)  increased by 75%.

Question 2

What erroneous assumptions had the original agricultural development planners made that contributed to the near-collapse of the program in Guinea?

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A)  They did not take account that the society was matrilineal and that they had to work with the females in order to create change for the villages. 
B)  They did not realize that only elder men could engage in farming because it is a lucrative and prestigious occupation. 
C)  They did not realize that land is controlled by elders of the linage and that there is a strict kinship-based labor force. 
D)  They did not realize that the Malinke (local peoples) had no experience dealing with any type of technology. 
E)  They were not sensitive to the kinship needs that regulated their own labor force as they constructed the dams and canals that would irrigate the farms. 
A)  They did not take account that the society was matrilineal and that they had to work with the females in order to create change for the villages. 
B)  They did not realize that only elder men could engage in farming because it is a lucrative and prestigious occupation. 
C)  They did not realize that land is controlled by elders of the linage and that there is a strict kinship-based labor force. 
D)  They did not realize that the Malinke (local peoples) had no experience dealing with any type of technology. 
E)  They were not sensitive to the kinship needs that regulated their own labor force as they constructed the dams and canals that would irrigate the farms.

Question 3

Descent groups are convenient devices for solving a number of problems human societies commonly confront. Identify the problems and describe how a descent group solves them.

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The answer of Descent groups are convenient devices for solving...

Question 4

Distinguish between the vertical and horizontal functions of kinship.

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Horizontal function integrates

Question 5

Which of the following is not a reason kinship systems are important to every society?

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A)  They establish patterns of cooperation between men and women and a basis for rearing children. 
B)  They extend one's relationships to a larger group of people. 
C)  They help people adapt to interpersonal and environmental challenges. 
D)  They provide a way to share certain pieces of property that cannot be divided. 
E)  They allow outsiders to identify individuals within a cultural and social setting. 
A)  They establish patterns of cooperation between men and women and a basis for rearing children. 
B)  They extend one's relationships to a larger group of people. 
C)  They help people adapt to interpersonal and environmental challenges. 
D)  They provide a way to share certain pieces of property that cannot be divided. 
E)  They allow outsiders to identify individuals within a cultural and social setting.

Question 6

What is fictive kinship?

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It is a kinship term used for

Question 7

The Navajo (New Mexico)system of kinship:

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A)  is based entirely on fictive kin. 
B)  strictly governs the behavior of members of the same clan. 
C)  requires people to find marriage partners within their own clan. 
D)  allows clan members to marry and form extended families. 
E)  is no different from that of the rest of the United States. 
A)  is based entirely on fictive kin. 
B)  strictly governs the behavior of members of the same clan. 
C)  requires people to find marriage partners within their own clan. 
D)  allows clan members to marry and form extended families. 
E)  is no different from that of the rest of the United States.

Question 8

Which statement about the Chinese patrilineal family is false?

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A)  It is male focused. 
B)  Women give their total allegiance to their husband's family. 
C)  Children must show deference and obedience to their parents. 
D)  Inheritance is passed from a man to his son. 
E)  Ancestor worship is practiced even after the parents have died. 
A)  It is male focused. 
B)  Women give their total allegiance to their husband's family. 
C)  Children must show deference and obedience to their parents. 
D)  Inheritance is passed from a man to his son. 
E)  Ancestor worship is practiced even after the parents have died.

Question 9

Societies in which parents can choose their children's kinship affiliation are classified as:

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A)  bilateral descent. 
B)  double descent. 
C)  matrilineal descent. 
D)  ambilineal descent. 
E)  patrlineal descent 
A)  bilateral descent. 
B)  double descent. 
C)  matrilineal descent. 
D)  ambilineal descent. 
E)  patrlineal descent

Question 10

In what specific ways do unilineal descent groups act corporately (i.e.,as small corporations)?

Accepted Answer

Unilineal descent groups act corporately

The commercialization of making babies has become a vast global business.In India from 2005 to 2009 fertility clinics offering surrogacy services have:

What erroneous assumptions had the original agricultural development planners made that contributed to the near-collapse of the program in Guinea?

Descent groups are convenient devices for solving a number of problems human societies commonly confront. Identify the problems and describe how a descent group solves them.

Distinguish between the vertical and horizontal functions of kinship.

Which of the following is not a reason kinship systems are important to every society?

What is fictive kinship?

The Navajo (New Mexico)system of kinship:

Which statement about the Chinese patrilineal family is false?

Societies in which parents can choose their children's kinship affiliation are classified as:

In what specific ways do unilineal descent groups act corporately (i.e.,as small corporations)?

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Methods in Cultural Anthropology

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Exam 10: Kinship and Descent

The commercialization of making babies has become a vast global business.In India from 2005 to 2009 fertility clinics offering surrogacy services have:

What erroneous assumptions had the original agricultural development planners made that contributed to the near-collapse of the program in Guinea?

Descent groups are convenient devices for solving a number of problems human societies commonly confront. Identify the problems and describe how a descent group solves them.

Distinguish between the vertical and horizontal functions of kinship.

Which of the following is not a reason kinship systems are important to every society?

What is fictive kinship?

The Navajo (New Mexico)system of kinship:

Which statement about the Chinese patrilineal family is false?

Societies in which parents can choose their children's kinship affiliation are classified as:

In what specific ways do unilineal descent groups act corporately (i.e.,as small corporations)?

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

Filters