Question 1

What is a recent major trend in human sexuality that social scientists have noticed?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased general acceptance of sex outside marriage 
B)  increased sexual relationships outside of marriage 
C)  an overall increase in human sexual activity 
D)  a decline in premarital sexual relations 
A)  increased general acceptance of sex outside marriage 
B)  increased sexual relationships outside of marriage 
C)  an overall increase in human sexual activity 
D)  a decline in premarital sexual relations A

Question 2

Which kin term applies to a group of people related by marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  nepotic 
B)  consanguineal 
C)  cogitative 
D)  affinal 
A)  nepotic 
B)  consanguineal 
C)  cogitative 
D)  affinal D

Question 3

Among the matrilineal Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia,a preferred form of marriage is with the child of a mother's brother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt indicate that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What does this tell us about the incest taboo?

Accepted Answer

A)  that humans are no different from chimpanzees 
B)  that incest is committed mainly among the lower classes in developing countries 
C)  that despite the human tendency to avoid inbreeding,it sometimes is actually encouraged 
D)  that it supports Freud's findings about the universality of the Oedipus complex 
A)  that humans are no different from chimpanzees 
B)  that incest is committed mainly among the lower classes in developing countries 
C)  that despite the human tendency to avoid inbreeding,it sometimes is actually encouraged 
D)  that it supports Freud's findings about the universality of the Oedipus complex

Question 5

A bride who becomes a member of her husband's household will contribute her labour and her children to her husband's group.What custom commonly accompanies this type of arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bride's family pays money to the groom's people. 
B)  The groom's family pays money to the bride's people. 
C)  The groom works for a certain period of time for the bride's village. 
D)  The bride's family expects to marry their other daughters to sons in the groom's family. 
A)  The bride's family pays money to the groom's people. 
B)  The groom's family pays money to the bride's people. 
C)  The groom works for a certain period of time for the bride's village. 
D)  The bride's family expects to marry their other daughters to sons in the groom's family.

Question 6

Which statement best describes an important shortcoming of attempts to define human sexuality,according to Jeffrey weeks?

Accepted Answer

A)  The definitions require acknowledging that human sexuality is also a cultural construct. 
B)  The definitions require some experience of deviant sexual behaviour. 
C)  The definitions are most successful when the biological nature of sexuality is explored. 
D)  The definitions are not as important as defining and promoting celibacy and chastity. 
A)  The definitions require acknowledging that human sexuality is also a cultural construct. 
B)  The definitions require some experience of deviant sexual behaviour. 
C)  The definitions are most successful when the biological nature of sexuality is explored. 
D)  The definitions are not as important as defining and promoting celibacy and chastity.

Question 7

After the Nayar tali-tying ceremony,a girl did not need approval from the men of her household to engage in sexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What did Chinese sisterhood movements in 19th-century Guangdon province involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  intense friendships among women without sexual relations 
B)  the development of friendships among women that ended when members married men 
C)  intense friendships among women that continue today on the mainland but not in Taiwan 
D)  the development of support networks for women 
A)  intense friendships among women without sexual relations 
B)  the development of friendships among women that ended when members married men 
C)  intense friendships among women that continue today on the mainland but not in Taiwan 
D)  the development of support networks for women

Question 9

Which of the following is true of Canada today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer than half a million couples live in common-law relationships. 
B)  Common-law relationships are declining rapidly as more people embrace marriage. 
C)  Common-law families have grown more than any other type of family. 
D)  Common-law marriages are most common in British Columbia. 
A)  Fewer than half a million couples live in common-law relationships. 
B)  Common-law relationships are declining rapidly as more people embrace marriage. 
C)  Common-law families have grown more than any other type of family. 
D)  Common-law marriages are most common in British Columbia.

Question 10

Thousands of people live in illegal polygynous households in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States and Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Canada,which of the following statements about violations of the incest taboo is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They affect less than one percent of the Canadian population. 
B)  They are most likely to be committed by uncles of incest victims. 
C)  They are more likely to involve female than male victims. 
D)  They are reported most of the time. 
A)  They affect less than one percent of the Canadian population. 
B)  They are most likely to be committed by uncles of incest victims. 
C)  They are more likely to involve female than male victims. 
D)  They are reported most of the time.

Question 12

Relationships between which relatives are usually NOT forbidden by incest taboos?

Accepted Answer

A)  mothers and sons 
B)  brothers and sisters 
C)  first cousins 
D)  fathers and daughters 
A)  mothers and sons 
B)  brothers and sisters 
C)  first cousins 
D)  fathers and daughters

Question 13

It has been theorized that there is a biological basis for humans to avoid inbreeding.Which of the following challenges such theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chimpanzees frequently mate with siblings as well as with their own offspring. 
B)  Brother-sister marriage was preferred by members of the ruling class in Roman Egypt. 
C)  There are no heterosexual relationships between children raised together on the same Israeli kibbutz. 
D)  Many societies do not have specific rules prohibiting parent-child or brother-sister incest. 
A)  Chimpanzees frequently mate with siblings as well as with their own offspring. 
B)  Brother-sister marriage was preferred by members of the ruling class in Roman Egypt. 
C)  There are no heterosexual relationships between children raised together on the same Israeli kibbutz. 
D)  Many societies do not have specific rules prohibiting parent-child or brother-sister incest.

Question 14

Only heterosexual relations and heterosexual marriages are considered normal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The genetic explanation that accounts for the incest taboo must be considered in light of modern genetic research.Which statement is most consistent with a modern understanding of genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  While people in the past speculated that close breeding was harmful at an individual level,we can now prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt. 
B)  While close breeding is mostly harmful at an individual level it also has benefits that show over time. 
C)  Close breeding can actually increase desired characteristics. 
D)  Modern genetic research has proven inbreeding to be absolutely neutral,with no positive or negative effects. 
A)  While people in the past speculated that close breeding was harmful at an individual level,we can now prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt. 
B)  While close breeding is mostly harmful at an individual level it also has benefits that show over time. 
C)  Close breeding can actually increase desired characteristics. 
D)  Modern genetic research has proven inbreeding to be absolutely neutral,with no positive or negative effects.

Question 16

The Western ideal that an individual should be free to marry whomever he or she chooses is unusual by global standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the textbook,bride price is a way of "selling one's daughter" for monetary gain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Nayar of India are an example of a society where marriage did not have anything to do with starting a family or establishing an economic relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All societies have rules of sexual access,but there is a great deal of variation.About what percentage of societies prohibit all sexual relationships outside of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 20

An arranged marriage tends to be more stable than one in which the partners choose each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is a recent major trend in human sexuality that social scientists have noticed?

Which kin term applies to a group of people related by marriage?

Among the matrilineal Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia,a preferred form of marriage is with the child of a mother's brother.

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt indicate that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What does this tell us about the incest taboo?

A bride who becomes a member of her husband's household will contribute her labour and her children to her husband's group.What custom commonly accompanies this type of arrangement?

Which statement best describes an important shortcoming of attempts to define human sexuality,according to Jeffrey weeks?

After the Nayar tali-tying ceremony,a girl did not need approval from the men of her household to engage in sexual activity.

What did Chinese sisterhood movements in 19th-century Guangdon province involve?

Which of the following is true of Canada today?

Thousands of people live in illegal polygynous households in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States and Canada.

In Canada,which of the following statements about violations of the incest taboo is true?

Relationships between which relatives are usually NOT forbidden by incest taboos?

It has been theorized that there is a biological basis for humans to avoid inbreeding.Which of the following challenges such theories?

Only heterosexual relations and heterosexual marriages are considered normal.

The genetic explanation that accounts for the incest taboo must be considered in light of modern genetic research.Which statement is most consistent with a modern understanding of genetics?

The Western ideal that an individual should be free to marry whomever he or she chooses is unusual by global standards.

According to the textbook,bride price is a way of "selling one's daughter" for monetary gain.

The Nayar of India are an example of a society where marriage did not have anything to do with starting a family or establishing an economic relationship.

All societies have rules of sexual access,but there is a great deal of variation.About what percentage of societies prohibit all sexual relationships outside of marriage?

An arranged marriage tends to be more stable than one in which the partners choose each other.

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What is a recent major trend in human sexuality that social scientists have noticed?

Which kin term applies to a group of people related by marriage?

Among the matrilineal Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia,a preferred form of marriage is with the child of a mother's brother.

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt indicate that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What does this tell us about the incest taboo?

A bride who becomes a member of her husband's household will contribute her labour and her children to her husband's group.What custom commonly accompanies this type of arrangement?

Which statement best describes an important shortcoming of attempts to define human sexuality,according to Jeffrey weeks?

After the Nayar tali-tying ceremony,a girl did not need approval from the men of her household to engage in sexual activity.

What did Chinese sisterhood movements in 19th-century Guangdon province involve?

Which of the following is true of Canada today?

Thousands of people live in illegal polygynous households in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States and Canada.

In Canada,which of the following statements about violations of the incest taboo is true?

Relationships between which relatives are usually NOT forbidden by incest taboos?

It has been theorized that there is a biological basis for humans to avoid inbreeding.Which of the following challenges such theories?

Only heterosexual relations and heterosexual marriages are considered normal.

The genetic explanation that accounts for the incest taboo must be considered in light of modern genetic research.Which statement is most consistent with a modern understanding of genetics?

The Western ideal that an individual should be free to marry whomever he or she chooses is unusual by global standards.

According to the textbook,bride price is a way of "selling one's daughter" for monetary gain.

The Nayar of India are an example of a society where marriage did not have anything to do with starting a family or establishing an economic relationship.

All societies have rules of sexual access,but there is a great deal of variation.About what percentage of societies prohibit all sexual relationships outside of marriage?

An arranged marriage tends to be more stable than one in which the partners choose each other.

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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