Question 1

Which of the following is characteristic of polyandry as practiced by the Tibetans?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is frequently a shortage of men. 
B)  Polyandry helps to prevent the constant subdividing of farmlands among sons. 
C)  Polyandry increases the number of descendants a man will have. 
D)  Polyandry prevents the ratio of men to women from getting out of balance. 
A)  There is frequently a shortage of men. 
B)  Polyandry helps to prevent the constant subdividing of farmlands among sons. 
C)  Polyandry increases the number of descendants a man will have. 
D)  Polyandry prevents the ratio of men to women from getting out of balance.

Question 2

The controversy around female circumcision in other countries has motivated Westerners to intervene and work to have the practice banned.Which of the following options demonstrates an ethnocentric bias in how Westerners treat genital mutilation surgery at home?

Accepted Answer

A)  The procedure has been done in North American hospitals with no objection. 
B)  Male circumcision is still routinely practised upon parental request in North America. 
C)  The benefits or harm of female circumcision must first be evaluated by Western medicine. 
D)  Female circumcision was common in North America in the mid nineteenth century. 
A)  The procedure has been done in North American hospitals with no objection. 
B)  Male circumcision is still routinely practised upon parental request in North America. 
C)  The benefits or harm of female circumcision must first be evaluated by Western medicine. 
D)  Female circumcision was common in North America in the mid nineteenth century.

Question 3

Which statement regarding "two-spirited" people in Aboriginal North America is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represent the original gender. 
B)  They may play important spiritual roles in their community. 
C)  Their existence is often legitimized by dreams or visions 
D)  They did not exist until the Europeans arrived. 
A)  They represent the original gender. 
B)  They may play important spiritual roles in their community. 
C)  Their existence is often legitimized by dreams or visions 
D)  They did not exist until the Europeans arrived.

Question 4

What is the preferred form of marriage around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  polygyny 
B)  monogamy 
C)  polyandry 
D)  polygamy 
A)  polygyny 
B)  monogamy 
C)  polyandry 
D)  polygamy

Question 5

What have most anthropological studies of same-sex relationships concluded?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are universally regarded with disapproval. 
B)  In most of the cultures studied,male homosexuality was socially acceptable. 
C)  They are a very recent development,occurring only since the rise of cities. 
D)  Lesbians are treated with more tolerance and acceptance than are gay men. 
A)  They are universally regarded with disapproval. 
B)  In most of the cultures studied,male homosexuality was socially acceptable. 
C)  They are a very recent development,occurring only since the rise of cities. 
D)  Lesbians are treated with more tolerance and acceptance than are gay men.

Question 6

Over 60 percent of first marriages in Canada end in divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement regarding homosexual behaviour in Papua New Guinea is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Same-sex contact is socially acceptable among men but not among women. 
B)  Any homosexual behavior is taboo and is severely punished. 
C)  Homosexual contact occurs among young men after their initiation rites. 
D)  It is believed that premarital homosexual activity makes men week and sterile. 
A)  Same-sex contact is socially acceptable among men but not among women. 
B)  Any homosexual behavior is taboo and is severely punished. 
C)  Homosexual contact occurs among young men after their initiation rites. 
D)  It is believed that premarital homosexual activity makes men week and sterile.

Question 8

In ancient Greek and Roman societies,homosexuality was considered socially acceptable behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Annette Weiner,which statement best characterizes adolescent sexual activity among Trobriand Islanders?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is purely a biological response to hormonal fluctuation. 
B)  It is conducted in secret to avoid public disapproval. 
C)  It is a warning sign of Western-inspired social breakdown. 
D)  It is a process of learning how to create adult relationships with non-relatives. 
A)  It is purely a biological response to hormonal fluctuation. 
B)  It is conducted in secret to avoid public disapproval. 
C)  It is a warning sign of Western-inspired social breakdown. 
D)  It is a process of learning how to create adult relationships with non-relatives.

Question 10

How does North American adolescent sexuality resemble the Trobriand pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children of seven or eight begin playing "doctor" when unsupervised. 
B)  By the time youth are in their mid-teens,weekend dates are considered acceptable. 
C)  Neither boys nor girls have an advantage as they engage in their love affairs;rather,there is equality between them. 
D)  Teen sexual interests and practices are subject to social pressure and comment from the community at large. 
A)  Children of seven or eight begin playing "doctor" when unsupervised. 
B)  By the time youth are in their mid-teens,weekend dates are considered acceptable. 
C)  Neither boys nor girls have an advantage as they engage in their love affairs;rather,there is equality between them. 
D)  Teen sexual interests and practices are subject to social pressure and comment from the community at large.

Question 11

Whose daughter does a man marry in a matrilateral cross-cousin marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  his father's brother 
B)  his father's sister 
C)  his mother's brother 
D)  his mother's sister 
A)  his father's brother 
B)  his father's sister 
C)  his mother's brother 
D)  his mother's sister

Question 12

More than five percent of societies in the world prohibit all sexual involvement outside of marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A form of dowry in Canada is the custom of the bride's family paying the wedding expenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In which of the following areas have clitoridectomies NOT been practised?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Christian nations of Africa 
B)  the Muslim nations of Africa 
C)  the South Pacific Islands 
D)  the United States 
A)  the Christian nations of Africa 
B)  the Muslim nations of Africa 
C)  the South Pacific Islands 
D)  the United States

Question 15

Marriage resolves the problem of how to bring sexual activity under control.Which sort of control does it use?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological 
B)  male 
C)  cultural 
D)  psychological 
A)  biological 
B)  male 
C)  cultural 
D)  psychological

Question 16

How have shifting attitudes towards domestic violence in North America influenced divorce rates?

Accepted Answer

Shifting attitudes towards domestic viol

Question 17

Which term is used by anthropologists to refer to the cutting,removal,or altering of part or all of a female's external genitalia?

Accepted Answer

A)  vaginal mutilation 
B)  clitoridectomy 
C)  female circumcision 
D)  subincision 
A)  vaginal mutilation 
B)  clitoridectomy 
C)  female circumcision 
D)  subincision

Question 18

Which of the following is usually true of a Nandi woman who agrees to marry a female husband?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is at the end of her child-bearing years and wishes to start a new life. 
B)  She has been unable to make a good marriage,often because she has illegitimate children. 
C)  She is satisfied with her present social status and wants to share her prestige. 
D)  She is at the end of her child-bearing life and her sons have all married. 
A)  She is at the end of her child-bearing years and wishes to start a new life. 
B)  She has been unable to make a good marriage,often because she has illegitimate children. 
C)  She is satisfied with her present social status and wants to share her prestige. 
D)  She is at the end of her child-bearing life and her sons have all married.

Question 19

How does your text define marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  a relationship between spouses who are recognized by society as having a continuing right to sexual access to each other 
B)  a legal union between a man and a woman 
C)  a union in which a man and a woman promise to love,honour,and respect each other throughout their lifetimes and support their children 
D)  a physical and spiritual union between at least two people 
A)  a relationship between spouses who are recognized by society as having a continuing right to sexual access to each other 
B)  a legal union between a man and a woman 
C)  a union in which a man and a woman promise to love,honour,and respect each other throughout their lifetimes and support their children 
D)  a physical and spiritual union between at least two people

Question 20

What is a specific example of how the law in Canada treats marriages between family members?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no specific laws banning brother-sister marriage. 
B)  Marriage between uncles and nieces or aunts and nephews is legal. 
C)  Marriage between first cousins is perfectly legal. 
D)  Some provinces ban first-cousin marriage,others do not. 
A)  There are no specific laws banning brother-sister marriage. 
B)  Marriage between uncles and nieces or aunts and nephews is legal. 
C)  Marriage between first cousins is perfectly legal. 
D)  Some provinces ban first-cousin marriage,others do not.

Which of the following is characteristic of polyandry as practiced by the Tibetans?

The controversy around female circumcision in other countries has motivated Westerners to intervene and work to have the practice banned.Which of the following options demonstrates an ethnocentric bias in how Westerners treat genital mutilation surgery at home?

Which statement regarding "two-spirited" people in Aboriginal North America is true?

What is the preferred form of marriage around the world?

What have most anthropological studies of same-sex relationships concluded?

Over 60 percent of first marriages in Canada end in divorce.

Which statement regarding homosexual behaviour in Papua New Guinea is true?

In ancient Greek and Roman societies,homosexuality was considered socially acceptable behaviour.

According to Annette Weiner,which statement best characterizes adolescent sexual activity among Trobriand Islanders?

How does North American adolescent sexuality resemble the Trobriand pattern?

Whose daughter does a man marry in a matrilateral cross-cousin marriage?

More than five percent of societies in the world prohibit all sexual involvement outside of marriage.

A form of dowry in Canada is the custom of the bride's family paying the wedding expenses.

In which of the following areas have clitoridectomies NOT been practised?

Marriage resolves the problem of how to bring sexual activity under control.Which sort of control does it use?

How have shifting attitudes towards domestic violence in North America influenced divorce rates?

Which term is used by anthropologists to refer to the cutting,removal,or altering of part or all of a female's external genitalia?

Which of the following is usually true of a Nandi woman who agrees to marry a female husband?

How does your text define marriage?

What is a specific example of how the law in Canada treats marriages between family members?

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Exam 7: Sex and Marriage

Which of the following is characteristic of polyandry as practiced by the Tibetans?

The controversy around female circumcision in other countries has motivated Westerners to intervene and work to have the practice banned.Which of the following options demonstrates an ethnocentric bias in how Westerners treat genital mutilation surgery at home?

Which statement regarding "two-spirited" people in Aboriginal North America is true?

What is the preferred form of marriage around the world?

What have most anthropological studies of same-sex relationships concluded?

Over 60 percent of first marriages in Canada end in divorce.

Which statement regarding homosexual behaviour in Papua New Guinea is true?

In ancient Greek and Roman societies,homosexuality was considered socially acceptable behaviour.

According to Annette Weiner,which statement best characterizes adolescent sexual activity among Trobriand Islanders?

How does North American adolescent sexuality resemble the Trobriand pattern?

Whose daughter does a man marry in a matrilateral cross-cousin marriage?

More than five percent of societies in the world prohibit all sexual involvement outside of marriage.

A form of dowry in Canada is the custom of the bride's family paying the wedding expenses.

In which of the following areas have clitoridectomies NOT been practised?

Marriage resolves the problem of how to bring sexual activity under control.Which sort of control does it use?

How have shifting attitudes towards domestic violence in North America influenced divorce rates?

Which term is used by anthropologists to refer to the cutting,removal,or altering of part or all of a female's external genitalia?

Which of the following is usually true of a Nandi woman who agrees to marry a female husband?

How does your text define marriage?

What is a specific example of how the law in Canada treats marriages between family members?

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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