Question 1

The prevalence of nuclear families is declining in Canadian society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What do non-Native North Americans and the Inuit both have in common that explains the similarity in their family structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is little jealousy within or between households. 
B)  Both rely on the technology of hunting. 
C)  Both are highly mobile. 
D)  Both care for their elderly. 
A)  There is little jealousy within or between households. 
B)  Both rely on the technology of hunting. 
C)  Both are highly mobile. 
D)  Both care for their elderly.

Question 3

When did the independent nuclear family first emerge?

Accepted Answer

A)  around 100,000 years ago among early homo sapiens 
B)  during the upper paleolithic 
C)  just after the 4th century A.D. 
D)  in the 18th century 
A)  around 100,000 years ago among early homo sapiens 
B)  during the upper paleolithic 
C)  just after the 4th century A.D. 
D)  in the 18th century

Question 4

What was one of the consequences of the competitive performance-oriented environment of the industrial workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  the definition of the family as a place of love,cooperation,and refuge from the outside world 
B)  the development of the extended family 
C)  lowered expectations of romantic love 
D)  fewer marriages 
A)  the definition of the family as a place of love,cooperation,and refuge from the outside world 
B)  the development of the extended family 
C)  lowered expectations of romantic love 
D)  fewer marriages

Question 5

What does a Nayar consanguine family consist of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman,her dependent offspring,and the woman's brothers 
B)  a married heterosexual couple,their dependent offspring,and the woman's parents 
C)  a woman and all of her own relatives 
D)  a group of sisters,their husbands,and their dependent offspring 
A)  a woman,her dependent offspring,and the woman's brothers 
B)  a married heterosexual couple,their dependent offspring,and the woman's parents 
C)  a woman and all of her own relatives 
D)  a group of sisters,their husbands,and their dependent offspring

Question 6

In all societies,the family serves as an institution to nurture children and establish a cooperative economic unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Cross-cultural studies of the family have shown that in some societies men are more nurturant to children than women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

You are studying a horticultural society in which women work together in the fields and play a dominant role in subsistence.Which sort of residence would you predict?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Based on your reading of the "Transnational Child Exchange?" article,which of the following statements best characterizes the current status of international adoption?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a humanitarian cause that is gradually eliminating child poverty in many countries. 
B)  It is the equivalent of a business that sells and exports human beings. 
C)  It is complex,encompassing both business aspects and humanitarian aspects. 
D)  It is slowly draining female children from industrialized countries. 
A)  It is a humanitarian cause that is gradually eliminating child poverty in many countries. 
B)  It is the equivalent of a business that sells and exports human beings. 
C)  It is complex,encompassing both business aspects and humanitarian aspects. 
D)  It is slowly draining female children from industrialized countries.

Question 10

Sororal polygyny helps to reduce tension among co-wives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Extended families are most apt to be found in cultures based on hunting and gathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The prevalence of nuclear families is declining in Canadian society.

What do non-Native North Americans and the Inuit both have in common that explains the similarity in their family structure?

When did the independent nuclear family first emerge?

What was one of the consequences of the competitive performance-oriented environment of the industrial workplace?

What does a Nayar consanguine family consist of?

In all societies,the family serves as an institution to nurture children and establish a cooperative economic unit.

Cross-cultural studies of the family have shown that in some societies men are more nurturant to children than women.

You are studying a horticultural society in which women work together in the fields and play a dominant role in subsistence.Which sort of residence would you predict?

Based on your reading of the "Transnational Child Exchange?" article,which of the following statements best characterizes the current status of international adoption?

Sororal polygyny helps to reduce tension among co-wives.

Extended families are most apt to be found in cultures based on hunting and gathering.

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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Exam 8: Family and Household

The prevalence of nuclear families is declining in Canadian society.

What do non-Native North Americans and the Inuit both have in common that explains the similarity in their family structure?

When did the independent nuclear family first emerge?

What was one of the consequences of the competitive performance-oriented environment of the industrial workplace?

What does a Nayar consanguine family consist of?

In all societies,the family serves as an institution to nurture children and establish a cooperative economic unit.

Cross-cultural studies of the family have shown that in some societies men are more nurturant to children than women.

You are studying a horticultural society in which women work together in the fields and play a dominant role in subsistence.Which sort of residence would you predict?

Based on your reading of the "Transnational Child Exchange?" article,which of the following statements best characterizes the current status of international adoption?

Sororal polygyny helps to reduce tension among co-wives.

Extended families are most apt to be found in cultures based on hunting and gathering.

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

Filters