Exam 12: Sex, Marriage, and Family

Which of the following societies is traditionally polyandrous?

Families that are established through marriage are called:

The most preferred form of marriage in the world is _______________.

In societies where there is a strict incest taboo, you do not find sexual violations.

If a marriage in which bridewealth has been paid is dissolved, the money must be returned to the bride's family.

The increasing rate of divorce in the United States and other Western industrial and postindustrial societies have many people worried about the future of family and household structures. Yet others argue that the divorce rates, while higher in part, have been exaggerated for specific political purposes (e.g. to return to a more 'traditional' family structure). What are the patterns of divorce in the United States? How have such patterns been explained? Why have some argued against the increases in divorce and the rise of nonfamily/nontraditional households? How many people do you know that reside in nontraditional families?

Single-parent households are a phenomenon associated only with post-industrial societies.

The simultaneous marriage of several brothers to a single wife is called:

The anthropological definition of marriage says that it establishes _______________ and _______________ between various people involved.

The most common family type in traditional farming and herding cultures is the:

In which famous novel was adultery among Christian colonists in New England explored?

Which of the following statement is true?

Rules for marriage outside of a group are called _______________.

The Trobriand Islanders are part of the country of:

According to a cross-cultural survey of 192 families, the most common family is:

What do we term the type of marriage in which each partner has just one spouse, but marries a series of partners in succession?

Distinguish between bride-price and bride service.

The basic cooperative structure that ensures an individual's primary needs and provides the necessary care for children is the _______________.

What percentage of known societies have rules requiring that sexual involvement take place only within marriage?

This chapter closes with a brief look at "Family in our Globalized and Technologized World." Topics briefly mentioned here range from blended families to immigrant communities to in vitro fertilization. Undoubtedly, immigrant populations have, in some cases, challenged some traditional notions on family, marriage, and sex. Discuss the changes that might be anticipated within a country such as the United States if marriage and residence patterns were to shift.