Question 1

Which of the following problems are extended families likely to have?

Accepted Answer

A)  loneliness caused by isolation from kin 
B)  children's independence conflicts with group harmony 
C)  various forms of internal conflict between generations 
D)  the elder family members becoming a burden 
A)  loneliness caused by isolation from kin 
B)  children's independence conflicts with group harmony 
C)  various forms of internal conflict between generations 
D)  the elder family members becoming a burden C

Question 2

According to Jean Briggs,when Inuit parents ask a child,"Why don't you kill your little brother?" what are they actually doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  expressing an Inuit pattern of punishment for children who misbehave 
B)  encouraging older children to acknowledge jealousy of and love for younger siblings 
C)  socializing children to recognize that siblings can never get along 
D)  asking the child to not hit their siblings 
A)  expressing an Inuit pattern of punishment for children who misbehave 
B)  encouraging older children to acknowledge jealousy of and love for younger siblings 
C)  socializing children to recognize that siblings can never get along 
D)  asking the child to not hit their siblings B

Question 3

From a First Nations perspective,what is one of the requirements for self-government?

Accepted Answer

A)  that they isolate themselves from non-Aboriginal Canadians 
B)  that more university education be made available to Native youth who still live on reserves 
C)  that the Department of Indian Affairs be dismantled and eliminated 
D)  that Native people be given control of their own public health surveillance technologies 
A)  that they isolate themselves from non-Aboriginal Canadians 
B)  that more university education be made available to Native youth who still live on reserves 
C)  that the Department of Indian Affairs be dismantled and eliminated 
D)  that Native people be given control of their own public health surveillance technologies D

Question 4

By 2003,what ratio of female-headed families in Canada lived in a low-income situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  two-thirds 
A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  two-thirds

Question 5

In Caribbean countries,there are many single-parent households headed by women.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  high rates of divorce 
B)  inadequate employment opportunities for men 
C)  dysfunctional families 
D)  lack of information about birth control 
A)  high rates of divorce 
B)  inadequate employment opportunities for men 
C)  dysfunctional families 
D)  lack of information about birth control

Question 6

In what type of economy did the extended family structure develop among the Huron and Iroquois First Nations of southern Quebec and Ontario?

Accepted Answer

A)  foraging 
B)  mixed horticultural-foraging 
C)  exclusively horticultural 
D)  pastoral nomadic 
A)  foraging 
B)  mixed horticultural-foraging 
C)  exclusively horticultural 
D)  pastoral nomadic

Question 7

Which method of reducing conflict between an eldest son and his younger brothers is most likely to be used in extended families?

Accepted Answer

A)  moving the younger brother out of the household 
B)  giving the younger sons extra land 
C)  independence training 
D)  increasing the number of wives for the younger sons 
A)  moving the younger brother out of the household 
B)  giving the younger sons extra land 
C)  independence training 
D)  increasing the number of wives for the younger sons

Question 8

In modern China,care of the elderly has become a matter of considerable concern.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  household poverty 
B)  cutbacks in government funding for the elderly 
C)  the country's one-child policy 
D)  the national lack of interest in human rights 
A)  household poverty 
B)  cutbacks in government funding for the elderly 
C)  the country's one-child policy 
D)  the national lack of interest in human rights

Question 9

Societies that rely on animal herding or intensive agriculture,in which polygyny is customary,and in which warfare is prominent enough to make male cooperation important,all most likely practise one particular form of residence.Which form?

Accepted Answer

A)  neolocal 
B)  avunculocal 
C)  ambilocal 
D)  patrilocal 
A)  neolocal 
B)  avunculocal 
C)  ambilocal 
D)  patrilocal

Question 10

The early Catholic Church got involved in family reforms largely as a means of addressing the problem of lack of male heirs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Canadian family is defined by Statistics Canada as a married man and woman and their unmarried children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explore the linkages between the contemporary Canadian family and the economic system of industrial capitalism.

Accepted Answer

The contemporary Canadian family is deep

Question 13

Adult Inuit rarely become angry with their children or scold them.How do the Inuit regard this kind of anger or aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a sign of madness 
B)  as a sign of impatience 
C)  as a sign of weakness 
D)  as a sign of immaturity 
A)  as a sign of madness 
B)  as a sign of impatience 
C)  as a sign of weakness 
D)  as a sign of immaturity

Question 14

What is the increase in the number of Canadian single-parent families headed by women likely to be associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased willingness of fathers to pay child support 
B)  increased participation of extended kin in caring for the children 
C)  increased number of women keeping infants born outside of marriage or common-law relationship 
D)  increased social assistance payments for single mothers 
A)  increased willingness of fathers to pay child support 
B)  increased participation of extended kin in caring for the children 
C)  increased number of women keeping infants born outside of marriage or common-law relationship 
D)  increased social assistance payments for single mothers

Question 15

Jack and Jill are getting married and must decide where to live.Because of working conditions and scarce resources,it is impossible for them to establish their own independent household.They move in with Jack's mother and father.Which type of residence is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  patrilocal 
B)  matrilocal 
C)  ambilocal 
D)  neolocal 
A)  patrilocal 
B)  matrilocal 
C)  ambilocal 
D)  neolocal

Question 16

Which of the following statements about societies with patrilocal residence is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women may never leave the household. 
B)  Women often move to another band or community when they marry. 
C)  The bride's parents often lose her potential offspring. 
D)  The groom's family has to pay compensation to the bride's family. 
A)  Women may never leave the household. 
B)  Women often move to another band or community when they marry. 
C)  The bride's parents often lose her potential offspring. 
D)  The groom's family has to pay compensation to the bride's family.

Question 17

Why are the Aka pygmies considered to be the best dads in the world?

Accepted Answer

The Aka pygmies, a group of indigenous p

Question 18

Among the Mundurucu of South America,the men all live together in one house with all boys over the age of 13.The women and the younger boys live in two or three houses grouped around the men's house.What are the men's house and the women's houses examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a household but not really a family 
B)  a conjugal family 
C)  ambilocal residence 
D)  a consanguineal family 
A)  a household but not really a family 
B)  a conjugal family 
C)  ambilocal residence 
D)  a consanguineal family

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the Tory Islanders is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are Gaelic-speaking sheep farmers. 
B)  They live in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. 
C)  They do not marry until they are in their late 20s or early 30s. 
D)  They live with their parents even after they marry. 
A)  They are Gaelic-speaking sheep farmers. 
B)  They live in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. 
C)  They do not marry until they are in their late 20s or early 30s. 
D)  They live with their parents even after they marry.

Question 20

What are some of the problems associated with the nuclear family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Husbands and wives tend to rely too much on their parents. 
B)  Rules for making decisions are too strict for all members. 
C)  The elderly may not live near and cannot necessarily depend on children for care. 
D)  Differences in income leave some members on a "second tier." 
A)  Husbands and wives tend to rely too much on their parents. 
B)  Rules for making decisions are too strict for all members. 
C)  The elderly may not live near and cannot necessarily depend on children for care. 
D)  Differences in income leave some members on a "second tier."

Which of the following problems are extended families likely to have?

According to Jean Briggs,when Inuit parents ask a child,"Why don't you kill your little brother?" what are they actually doing?

From a First Nations perspective,what is one of the requirements for self-government?

By 2003,what ratio of female-headed families in Canada lived in a low-income situation?

In Caribbean countries,there are many single-parent households headed by women.Why?

In what type of economy did the extended family structure develop among the Huron and Iroquois First Nations of southern Quebec and Ontario?

Which method of reducing conflict between an eldest son and his younger brothers is most likely to be used in extended families?

In modern China,care of the elderly has become a matter of considerable concern.Why?

Societies that rely on animal herding or intensive agriculture,in which polygyny is customary,and in which warfare is prominent enough to make male cooperation important,all most likely practise one particular form of residence.Which form?

The early Catholic Church got involved in family reforms largely as a means of addressing the problem of lack of male heirs.

The Canadian family is defined by Statistics Canada as a married man and woman and their unmarried children.

Explore the linkages between the contemporary Canadian family and the economic system of industrial capitalism.

Adult Inuit rarely become angry with their children or scold them.How do the Inuit regard this kind of anger or aggression?

What is the increase in the number of Canadian single-parent families headed by women likely to be associated with?

Jack and Jill are getting married and must decide where to live.Because of working conditions and scarce resources,it is impossible for them to establish their own independent household.They move in with Jack's mother and father.Which type of residence is this an example of?

Which of the following statements about societies with patrilocal residence is NOT true?

Why are the Aka pygmies considered to be the best dads in the world?

Among the Mundurucu of South America,the men all live together in one house with all boys over the age of 13.The women and the younger boys live in two or three houses grouped around the men's house.What are the men's house and the women's houses examples of?

Which of the following statements about the Tory Islanders is true?

What are some of the problems associated with the nuclear family?

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Exam 8: Family and Household

Which of the following problems are extended families likely to have?

According to Jean Briggs,when Inuit parents ask a child,"Why don't you kill your little brother?" what are they actually doing?

From a First Nations perspective,what is one of the requirements for self-government?

By 2003,what ratio of female-headed families in Canada lived in a low-income situation?

In Caribbean countries,there are many single-parent households headed by women.Why?

In what type of economy did the extended family structure develop among the Huron and Iroquois First Nations of southern Quebec and Ontario?

Which method of reducing conflict between an eldest son and his younger brothers is most likely to be used in extended families?

In modern China,care of the elderly has become a matter of considerable concern.Why?

Societies that rely on animal herding or intensive agriculture,in which polygyny is customary,and in which warfare is prominent enough to make male cooperation important,all most likely practise one particular form of residence.Which form?

The early Catholic Church got involved in family reforms largely as a means of addressing the problem of lack of male heirs.

The Canadian family is defined by Statistics Canada as a married man and woman and their unmarried children.

Explore the linkages between the contemporary Canadian family and the economic system of industrial capitalism.

Adult Inuit rarely become angry with their children or scold them.How do the Inuit regard this kind of anger or aggression?

What is the increase in the number of Canadian single-parent families headed by women likely to be associated with?

Jack and Jill are getting married and must decide where to live.Because of working conditions and scarce resources,it is impossible for them to establish their own independent household.They move in with Jack's mother and father.Which type of residence is this an example of?

Which of the following statements about societies with patrilocal residence is NOT true?

Why are the Aka pygmies considered to be the best dads in the world?

Among the Mundurucu of South America,the men all live together in one house with all boys over the age of 13.The women and the younger boys live in two or three houses grouped around the men's house.What are the men's house and the women's houses examples of?

Which of the following statements about the Tory Islanders is true?

What are some of the problems associated with the nuclear family?

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The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

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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