Question 1

Which of the following is indicated by cross-cultural research on children's legitimacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Canada,a child's legitimacy depends only upon the financial status of its mother. 
B)  Among the Pueblo Native Americans,fatherhood is irrelevant to a child's legitimacy. 
C)  Among the Nayar of India,a child's legitimacy was established by its mother's brothers. 
D)  In Germany,the child of a single mother is considered legally illegitimate. 
A)  In Canada,a child's legitimacy depends only upon the financial status of its mother. 
B)  Among the Pueblo Native Americans,fatherhood is irrelevant to a child's legitimacy. 
C)  Among the Nayar of India,a child's legitimacy was established by its mother's brothers. 
D)  In Germany,the child of a single mother is considered legally illegitimate.

Question 2

In which of the following are forms of same-sex marriages or partnerships are now recognized?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  parts of the United States 
C)  Iran 
D)  Afghanistan 
A)  China 
B)  parts of the United States 
C)  Iran 
D)  Afghanistan

Question 3

When the husband does most of the productive work,the bride's people may give a dowry that protects the woman against desertion and is a statement of her economic status.In which sort of economy is such a practice typically found?

Accepted Answer

A)  food foraging 
B)  pastoralism 
C)  intensive agriculture 
D)  horticulture 
A)  food foraging 
B)  pastoralism 
C)  intensive agriculture 
D)  horticulture

Question 4

Today in India,when couples marry,a dowry is expected by law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An adult woman who is unmarried is almost unheard of in most non-Western societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People want pretty much the same things in marriage whether it is in India or America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Medical anthropologist Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala conducted research on AIDS/HIV in southern Africa among traditional healers.How does the number of traditional healers there compare with the number of practitioners of modern medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are twice as many traditional healers. 
B)  There are five times as many traditional healers. 
C)  There are 10 times as many traditional healers. 
D)  There are 100 times as many traditional healers. 
A)  There are twice as many traditional healers. 
B)  There are five times as many traditional healers. 
C)  There are 10 times as many traditional healers. 
D)  There are 100 times as many traditional healers.

Question 8

The textbook uses the Nayar of southwest India to illustrate that rules about sexual access can be highly variable.For example,which of the following was true about the Nayar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men were never required to acknowledge paternity for children. 
B)  Women went through three transactions that defined sexual eligibility,rights of sexual access,and legitimacy of children. 
C)  Women would marry several times during their lifetime,but only if there were no children by the previous marriage. 
D)  Women were expected to remain faithful to their husbands. 
A)  Men were never required to acknowledge paternity for children. 
B)  Women went through three transactions that defined sexual eligibility,rights of sexual access,and legitimacy of children. 
C)  Women would marry several times during their lifetime,but only if there were no children by the previous marriage. 
D)  Women were expected to remain faithful to their husbands.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about women among the Nayar is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  After her first period,a Nayar girl left home to live in her mother's brother's household. 
B)  Nayar women were involved in frequent disputes with their lovers over sexual access. 
C)  The man to whom a Nayar woman had been joined shortly before her first menstrual cycle became the legal father of all her children. 
D)  During her lifetime,a Nayar woman would have formal sexual relations with several men. 
A)  After her first period,a Nayar girl left home to live in her mother's brother's household. 
B)  Nayar women were involved in frequent disputes with their lovers over sexual access. 
C)  The man to whom a Nayar woman had been joined shortly before her first menstrual cycle became the legal father of all her children. 
D)  During her lifetime,a Nayar woman would have formal sexual relations with several men.

Question 10

With regard to control over sexual relations,what have anthropologists frequently observed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human sexual activity is increasingly random. 
B)  Fathers in most societies have given up trying to restrict adolescent sexual activity,but mothers have not. 
C)  The virginity of young girls is no longer an adult concern in most societies. 
D)  Where adolescent sexual experimentation is accepted,young people usually marry soon after reaching biological maturity. 
A)  Human sexual activity is increasingly random. 
B)  Fathers in most societies have given up trying to restrict adolescent sexual activity,but mothers have not. 
C)  The virginity of young girls is no longer an adult concern in most societies. 
D)  Where adolescent sexual experimentation is accepted,young people usually marry soon after reaching biological maturity.

Question 11

The genetic explanation for the incest taboo overlooks the fact that inbreeding may both increase desired characteristics and quickly eliminate harmful ones from a population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The older males in Bountiful,B.C. ,have the greatest number of wives.In light of this,what is also likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They also have the oldest wives. 
B)  Their sons will have difficulty obtaining multiple wives. 
C)  They will have the oldest children. 
D)  More females will be born than males. 
A)  They also have the oldest wives. 
B)  Their sons will have difficulty obtaining multiple wives. 
C)  They will have the oldest children. 
D)  More females will be born than males.

Question 13

What is the term for a relationship between spouses who are recognized by society as having a continuing right to sexual access to each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  family 
B)  marriage 
C)  incest 
D)  sex 
A)  family 
B)  marriage 
C)  incest 
D)  sex

Question 14

Which of the following is the most universally valid reason for divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  sterility or impotence in either partner 
B)  the sexual infidelity of men 
C)  men being a being a poor provider 
D)  a reason that is culturally defined as a valid reason 
A)  sterility or impotence in either partner 
B)  the sexual infidelity of men 
C)  men being a being a poor provider 
D)  a reason that is culturally defined as a valid reason

Question 15

Outline the cultural reasons and significance for the practice of all types of female circumcision,and discuss the ethical issues and dilemmas surrounding attempts to abolish the practice.

Accepted Answer

Female circumcision, also known as femal

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the purpose of the levirate and the sororate is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are symbolic forms of brother-sister marriage intended to keep family property from being dispersed upon inheritance. 
B)  They give non-kin a valid kinship status.. 
C)  They allow children of a widow or widower to gain a fictive kinship identity status. 
D)  They function to maintain the existing kinship relationships between the family of the bride and the family of the groom. 
A)  They are symbolic forms of brother-sister marriage intended to keep family property from being dispersed upon inheritance. 
B)  They give non-kin a valid kinship status.. 
C)  They allow children of a widow or widower to gain a fictive kinship identity status. 
D)  They function to maintain the existing kinship relationships between the family of the bride and the family of the groom.

Question 17

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex describes recreational sexuality,while gender describes presentation of self. 
B)  Sex describes reproduction,while gender describes presentation of self. 
C)  Sex refers to one's biological reproductive makeup,while gender refers to a social construct. 
D)  Sex refers to an action,while gender refers to your genital makeup. 
A)  Sex describes recreational sexuality,while gender describes presentation of self. 
B)  Sex describes reproduction,while gender describes presentation of self. 
C)  Sex refers to one's biological reproductive makeup,while gender refers to a social construct. 
D)  Sex refers to an action,while gender refers to your genital makeup.

Question 18

Which statement regarding first-cousin marriage is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is prohibited by the Canadian government. 
B)  The European Catholic Church accepts it. 
C)  It is the leading cause of many birth defects where it is practised. 
D)  It is a preferred form of marriage in many societies. 
A)  It is prohibited by the Canadian government. 
B)  The European Catholic Church accepts it. 
C)  It is the leading cause of many birth defects where it is practised. 
D)  It is a preferred form of marriage in many societies.

Question 19

An older Nuer wife might take another woman as a "wife." Why would she do so?

Accepted Answer

A)  because she wants to have more time for herself and reduce her obligations to her husband 
B)  because the young woman would bring her own livestock holdings into the family 
C)  because she plans to divorce her husband and marry someone else 
D)  because she wants more female companionship 
A)  because she wants to have more time for herself and reduce her obligations to her husband 
B)  because the young woman would bring her own livestock holdings into the family 
C)  because she plans to divorce her husband and marry someone else 
D)  because she wants more female companionship

Question 20

A marriage of a woman to a woman among the Nandi of western Kenya is a ceremony that legitimizes a homosexual relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is indicated by cross-cultural research on children's legitimacy?

In which of the following are forms of same-sex marriages or partnerships are now recognized?

When the husband does most of the productive work,the bride's people may give a dowry that protects the woman against desertion and is a statement of her economic status.In which sort of economy is such a practice typically found?

Today in India,when couples marry,a dowry is expected by law.

An adult woman who is unmarried is almost unheard of in most non-Western societies.

People want pretty much the same things in marriage whether it is in India or America.

Medical anthropologist Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala conducted research on AIDS/HIV in southern Africa among traditional healers.How does the number of traditional healers there compare with the number of practitioners of modern medicine?

The textbook uses the Nayar of southwest India to illustrate that rules about sexual access can be highly variable.For example,which of the following was true about the Nayar?

Which of the following statements about women among the Nayar is correct?

With regard to control over sexual relations,what have anthropologists frequently observed?

The genetic explanation for the incest taboo overlooks the fact that inbreeding may both increase desired characteristics and quickly eliminate harmful ones from a population.

The older males in Bountiful,B.C. ,have the greatest number of wives.In light of this,what is also likely to be true?

What is the term for a relationship between spouses who are recognized by society as having a continuing right to sexual access to each other?

Which of the following is the most universally valid reason for divorce?

Outline the cultural reasons and significance for the practice of all types of female circumcision,and discuss the ethical issues and dilemmas surrounding attempts to abolish the practice.

Which of the following statements about the purpose of the levirate and the sororate is true?

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Which statement regarding first-cousin marriage is true?

An older Nuer wife might take another woman as a "wife." Why would she do so?

A marriage of a woman to a woman among the Nandi of western Kenya is a ceremony that legitimizes a homosexual relationship.

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Exam 7: Sex and Marriage

Which of the following is indicated by cross-cultural research on children's legitimacy?

In which of the following are forms of same-sex marriages or partnerships are now recognized?

When the husband does most of the productive work,the bride's people may give a dowry that protects the woman against desertion and is a statement of her economic status.In which sort of economy is such a practice typically found?

Today in India,when couples marry,a dowry is expected by law.

An adult woman who is unmarried is almost unheard of in most non-Western societies.

People want pretty much the same things in marriage whether it is in India or America.

Medical anthropologist Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala conducted research on AIDS/HIV in southern Africa among traditional healers.How does the number of traditional healers there compare with the number of practitioners of modern medicine?

The textbook uses the Nayar of southwest India to illustrate that rules about sexual access can be highly variable.For example,which of the following was true about the Nayar?

Which of the following statements about women among the Nayar is correct?

With regard to control over sexual relations,what have anthropologists frequently observed?

The genetic explanation for the incest taboo overlooks the fact that inbreeding may both increase desired characteristics and quickly eliminate harmful ones from a population.

The older males in Bountiful,B.C. ,have the greatest number of wives.In light of this,what is also likely to be true?

What is the term for a relationship between spouses who are recognized by society as having a continuing right to sexual access to each other?

Which of the following is the most universally valid reason for divorce?

Outline the cultural reasons and significance for the practice of all types of female circumcision,and discuss the ethical issues and dilemmas surrounding attempts to abolish the practice.

Which of the following statements about the purpose of the levirate and the sororate is true?

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Which statement regarding first-cousin marriage is true?

An older Nuer wife might take another woman as a "wife." Why would she do so?

A marriage of a woman to a woman among the Nandi of western Kenya is a ceremony that legitimizes a homosexual relationship.

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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