Question 1

How does the socialization of North American females to be both good mothers and supermothers conflict with the realities and limitation of motherhood?

Accepted Answer

The socialization of North American fema

Question 2

Among the Iroquois,a man goes to live with his wife in her parents' household.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In societies where matrilineal descent of rights and property is deemed essential,residence is likely to be avunculocal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which statement about polygynous families is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide individual wives with company and economic assistance and alleviate boredom. 
B)  They usually operate without conflict because women are better than men at getting along together. 
C)  The man tries not to marry several sisters,because the hierarchy of oldest to youngest inevitably causes stress. 
D)  They provide privacy by establishing the wives in separate houses spread around the village. 
A)  They provide individual wives with company and economic assistance and alleviate boredom. 
B)  They usually operate without conflict because women are better than men at getting along together. 
C)  The man tries not to marry several sisters,because the hierarchy of oldest to youngest inevitably causes stress. 
D)  They provide privacy by establishing the wives in separate houses spread around the village.

Question 5

Why are Aka pygmy fathers referred to as the best dads in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide gifts to their children on a weekly basis. 
B)  They spend more time with their children than men in any other culture. 
C)  They are the exclusive caregivers of their children from age the age of one to age 12. 
D)  They communally care for each other's children. 
A)  They provide gifts to their children on a weekly basis. 
B)  They spend more time with their children than men in any other culture. 
C)  They are the exclusive caregivers of their children from age the age of one to age 12. 
D)  They communally care for each other's children.

Question 6

Which of the following terms best describes the cultural category of "pygmy."

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a racial category. 
B)  It is an ethnic category. 
C)  It is an arbitrary category indicating stature. 
D)  It is a single cultural category. 
A)  It is a racial category. 
B)  It is an ethnic category. 
C)  It is an arbitrary category indicating stature. 
D)  It is a single cultural category.

Question 7

The Aka pygmies are skilled foragers.Approximately how many hours per week does a typical Aka spend hunting and gathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 
B)  25 
C)  42 
D)  50 
A)  15 
B)  25 
C)  42 
D)  50

Question 8

What is the most common form of a same-sex family?

Accepted Answer

A)  gay male adoptive families 
B)  lesbian stepfamilies 
C)  lesbian donor insemination families 
D)  gay male stepfamilies 
A)  gay male adoptive families 
B)  lesbian stepfamilies 
C)  lesbian donor insemination families 
D)  gay male stepfamilies

Question 9

The isolation of nuclear families in the West is linked to the requirements of industrial capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What mainly determines residence patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological circumstances 
B)  married couple's preference 
C)  bride's parents' preference 
D)  groom's parents' preference 
A)  ecological circumstances 
B)  married couple's preference 
C)  bride's parents' preference 
D)  groom's parents' preference

Question 11

What was the Roman Catholic Church trying to do in the 4ᵗʰ century when it prohibited close marriages,discouraged adoption,and condemned polygyny,concubinage,divorce,and remarriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforce beliefs expressed in the Old Testament 
B)  strengthen consanguineal ties 
C)  facilitate the transfer of property to the church 
D)  facilitate the transfer of property from church to nuclear families 
A)  reinforce beliefs expressed in the Old Testament 
B)  strengthen consanguineal ties 
C)  facilitate the transfer of property to the church 
D)  facilitate the transfer of property from church to nuclear families

Question 12

People in First Nations societies in Canada are always eager to be the subjects of health research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What does frequent and prolonged breast feeding of infants NOT result in?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher infant scores on cognitive tests 
B)  a lower risk of hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder 
C)  fewer child allergies,ear infections,and diarrhea 
D)  slower development of infant self-awareness 
A)  higher infant scores on cognitive tests 
B)  a lower risk of hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder 
C)  fewer child allergies,ear infections,and diarrhea 
D)  slower development of infant self-awareness

Question 14

Some form of family is present in all human cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of ambilocal residence?

Accepted Answer

A)  a couple that lives with the husband's parents 
B)  a couple that lives with the wife's uncle 
C)  a couple that lives with the wife's sister 
D)  a couple that lives with the wife's parents in summer and husbands parents in winter 
A)  a couple that lives with the husband's parents 
B)  a couple that lives with the wife's uncle 
C)  a couple that lives with the wife's sister 
D)  a couple that lives with the wife's parents in summer and husbands parents in winter

Question 16

Which statement about the traditional residence patterns in the matrilineal Trobriand Islands is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  All couples traditionally live with the husband's mother's brother. 
B)  All couples traditionally live neolocally 
C)  Most couples live ambilocally. 
D)  All couples traditionally live with the wife's mother's sister. 
A)  All couples traditionally live with the husband's mother's brother. 
B)  All couples traditionally live neolocally 
C)  Most couples live ambilocally. 
D)  All couples traditionally live with the wife's mother's sister.

Question 17

In North American children,self-awareness tends to lag behind children in other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Foreign adoption has steadily grown in recent decades.Approximately how many children have been adopted into families in the United States since the early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  50,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  500,000 
A)  10,000 
B)  50,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  500,000

Question 19

About how much of the time are home-reared infants in close contact with their mothers in modern mainstream Canadian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent of the time 
B)  20 percent of the time 
C)  40 percent of the time 
D)  70 percent of the time 
A)  10 percent of the time 
B)  20 percent of the time 
C)  40 percent of the time 
D)  70 percent of the time

Question 20

Though the leaders and chiefs of Trobriand society practised avunculocal residence,which type of residence have most married couples practised in more recent times?

Accepted Answer

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

How does the socialization of North American females to be both good mothers and supermothers conflict with the realities and limitation of motherhood?

Among the Iroquois,a man goes to live with his wife in her parents' household.

In societies where matrilineal descent of rights and property is deemed essential,residence is likely to be avunculocal.

Which statement about polygynous families is true?

Why are Aka pygmy fathers referred to as the best dads in the world?

Which of the following terms best describes the cultural category of "pygmy."

The Aka pygmies are skilled foragers.Approximately how many hours per week does a typical Aka spend hunting and gathering?

What is the most common form of a same-sex family?

The isolation of nuclear families in the West is linked to the requirements of industrial capitalism.

What mainly determines residence patterns?

What was the Roman Catholic Church trying to do in the 4ᵗʰ century when it prohibited close marriages,discouraged adoption,and condemned polygyny,concubinage,divorce,and remarriage?

People in First Nations societies in Canada are always eager to be the subjects of health research.

What does frequent and prolonged breast feeding of infants NOT result in?

Some form of family is present in all human cultures.

Which of the following is an example of ambilocal residence?

Which statement about the traditional residence patterns in the matrilineal Trobriand Islands is correct?

In North American children,self-awareness tends to lag behind children in other cultures.

Foreign adoption has steadily grown in recent decades.Approximately how many children have been adopted into families in the United States since the early 1970s?

About how much of the time are home-reared infants in close contact with their mothers in modern mainstream Canadian society?

Though the leaders and chiefs of Trobriand society practised avunculocal residence,which type of residence have most married couples practised in more recent times?

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Exam 8: Family and Household

How does the socialization of North American females to be both good mothers and supermothers conflict with the realities and limitation of motherhood?

Among the Iroquois,a man goes to live with his wife in her parents' household.

In societies where matrilineal descent of rights and property is deemed essential,residence is likely to be avunculocal.

Which statement about polygynous families is true?

Why are Aka pygmy fathers referred to as the best dads in the world?

Which of the following terms best describes the cultural category of "pygmy."

The Aka pygmies are skilled foragers.Approximately how many hours per week does a typical Aka spend hunting and gathering?

What is the most common form of a same-sex family?

The isolation of nuclear families in the West is linked to the requirements of industrial capitalism.

What mainly determines residence patterns?

What was the Roman Catholic Church trying to do in the 4ᵗʰ century when it prohibited close marriages,discouraged adoption,and condemned polygyny,concubinage,divorce,and remarriage?

People in First Nations societies in Canada are always eager to be the subjects of health research.

What does frequent and prolonged breast feeding of infants NOT result in?

Some form of family is present in all human cultures.

Which of the following is an example of ambilocal residence?

Which statement about the traditional residence patterns in the matrilineal Trobriand Islands is correct?

In North American children,self-awareness tends to lag behind children in other cultures.

Foreign adoption has steadily grown in recent decades.Approximately how many children have been adopted into families in the United States since the early 1970s?

About how much of the time are home-reared infants in close contact with their mothers in modern mainstream Canadian society?

Though the leaders and chiefs of Trobriand society practised avunculocal residence,which type of residence have most married couples practised in more recent times?

The Nature of Anthropology

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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