Question 1

Same-sex marriages are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  not typical in any known society 
B)  prohibited in all societies 
C)  fairly common in some societies 
D)  the norm in a few societies 
A)  not typical in any known society 
B)  prohibited in all societies 
C)  fairly common in some societies 
D)  the norm in a few societies A

Question 2

Bride price occurs all over the world but is particularly common in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Europe D_ South America 
A)  Africa 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Europe D_ South America A

Question 3

In which societies are ceremonial expressions of aggression a common part of the marriage ritual?

Accepted Answer

A)  societies where the two sets of kin are actual or potential rivals 
B)  communities where women have very low social status 
C)  cultures that have been engaged in warfare for many years 
D)  groups in which pastoralism and territoriality are common 
A)  societies where the two sets of kin are actual or potential rivals 
B)  communities where women have very low social status 
C)  cultures that have been engaged in warfare for many years 
D)  groups in which pastoralism and territoriality are common A

Question 4

Many Westerners view the practices of dowry, bride wealth, and bride service to be about "buying" a wife. Explain why this is an inaccurate description of economic marriage transactions. What is the purpose of such economic exchanges between families?

Accepted Answer

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1. Accu

Question 5

Most societies __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disapprove of marriages between first cousins 
B)  encourage marriages between parallel cousins 
C)  encourage marriages between first cousins 
D)  encourage marriages between cross-cousins 
A)  disapprove of marriages between first cousins 
B)  encourage marriages between parallel cousins 
C)  encourage marriages between first cousins 
D)  encourage marriages between cross-cousins

Question 6

Even in the United States-an urbanized society with relatively few marriage restrictions-people tend to marry within their __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  class and geographic area 
B)  geographic area and educational level 
C)  educational level and profession 
D)  profession and class 
A)  class and geographic area 
B)  geographic area and educational level 
C)  educational level and profession 
D)  profession and class

Question 7

Societies that practice bride exchange tend to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  depend on a relatively high contribution of women to primary subsistence 
B)  have a high level of social stratification and a low status for women 
C)  arrange marriages as lifelong contracts between rival kin groups 
D)  require a long period of bride service before the marriage takes place 
A)  depend on a relatively high contribution of women to primary subsistence 
B)  have a high level of social stratification and a low status for women 
C)  arrange marriages as lifelong contracts between rival kin groups 
D)  require a long period of bride service before the marriage takes place

Question 8

Caste societies typically have __________ marriages.

Accepted Answer

A)  endogamous 
B)  exogamous 
C)  cross-cousin 
D)  incestuous 
A)  endogamous 
B)  exogamous 
C)  cross-cousin 
D)  incestuous

Question 9

Which of the following explanations for the universality of marriage has the most support from the ethnographic record and comparative animal studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  postpartum requirements 
B)  prolonged infant dependency 
C)  sexual competition 
D)  gender division of labor 
A)  postpartum requirements 
B)  prolonged infant dependency 
C)  sexual competition 
D)  gender division of labor

Question 10

In the United States, what proportion of women under the age of 45 report living together while unmarried?

Accepted Answer

A)  more than half 
B)  one-quarter 
C)  one-third 
D)  one in 10 
A)  more than half 
B)  one-quarter 
C)  one-third 
D)  one in 10

Question 11

The U.S. custom of the bride's family paying for the wedding is most similar to which type of marital exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  dowry 
B)  bride service 
C)  bride price 
D)  gift exchange 
A)  dowry 
B)  bride service 
C)  bride price 
D)  gift exchange

Question 12

What was the most common motivation for adoption among Samoans during Melvin Ember's fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  A child's natural family needed help to feed and care for him/her. 
B)  Families who adopted children benefit from social programs. 
C)  Natural disasters such as hurricanes killed many young children. 
D)  New family members were needed to perform all of the necessary chores. 
A)  A child's natural family needed help to feed and care for him/her. 
B)  Families who adopted children benefit from social programs. 
C)  Natural disasters such as hurricanes killed many young children. 
D)  New family members were needed to perform all of the necessary chores.

Question 13

In what modern nation might you still find the practice of dowry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  England 
C)  Germany 
D)  Spain 
A)  Italy 
B)  England 
C)  Germany 
D)  Spain

Question 14

The fact that people who are brought up together on the same kibbutz are uninterested in each other as marriage partners, even when the marriages are favored by their parents, supports which theory of the incest taboo?

Accepted Answer

A)  the childhood-familiarity theory 
B)  the cooperation theory 
C)  the family-disruption theory 
D)  Freud's Oedipal theory 
A)  the childhood-familiarity theory 
B)  the cooperation theory 
C)  the family-disruption theory 
D)  Freud's Oedipal theory

Question 15

How has the tradition of arranged marriage changed in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marriages are still arranged by families, but couples have more say in the pairing. 
B)  Arranged marriages are now big business and performed mostly by professional matchmakers. 
C)  Marriages are only arranged when very large dowries are involved. 
D)  Arranged marriage is now illegal in nearly all countries. 
A)  Marriages are still arranged by families, but couples have more say in the pairing. 
B)  Arranged marriages are now big business and performed mostly by professional matchmakers. 
C)  Marriages are only arranged when very large dowries are involved. 
D)  Arranged marriage is now illegal in nearly all countries.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between family and household?

Accepted Answer

A)  In simpler societies, the family and household are indistinguishable, but in more complex societies they may diverge. 
B)  In complex societies, the family and household are indistinguishable, but in simpler societies they may diverge. 
C)  In simpler societies, the family is always bigger than the household, but in more complex societies they are of comparable size. 
D)  In complex societies, the family is always bigger than the household, but in simpler societies they are of comparable size. 
A)  In simpler societies, the family and household are indistinguishable, but in more complex societies they may diverge. 
B)  In complex societies, the family and household are indistinguishable, but in simpler societies they may diverge. 
C)  In simpler societies, the family is always bigger than the household, but in more complex societies they are of comparable size. 
D)  In complex societies, the family is always bigger than the household, but in simpler societies they are of comparable size.

Question 17

In which group were incestuous marriages permitted?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ancient Egyptian royal families 
B)  the Nuer of East Africa 
C)  the Nambikwara Indians of Brazil 
D)  the Brahmin caste of India 
A)  the ancient Egyptian royal families 
B)  the Nuer of East Africa 
C)  the Nambikwara Indians of Brazil 
D)  the Brahmin caste of India

Question 18

Which of the following factors are most responsible for the return of extended-family households among American communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic hardship coupled with a rising divorce rate 
B)  religious fundamentalism and a return to traditional values 
C)  population pressure and the associated housing crisis 
D)  young adults remain in the home longer, but have their own children earlier 
A)  economic hardship coupled with a rising divorce rate 
B)  religious fundamentalism and a return to traditional values 
C)  population pressure and the associated housing crisis 
D)  young adults remain in the home longer, but have their own children earlier

Question 19

A single mother and her son, living together, would be an example of a(n) __________ family.

Accepted Answer

A)  independent 
B)  extended 
C)  nuclear 
D)  solitary 
A)  independent 
B)  extended 
C)  nuclear 
D)  solitary

Question 20

Write a definition of marriage that would embrace all known forms of marriage recognized by anthropologists. In other words, what factors do these diverse unions have in common?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Inco

Same-sex marriages are __________.

Bride price occurs all over the world but is particularly common in __________.

In which societies are ceremonial expressions of aggression a common part of the marriage ritual?

Many Westerners view the practices of dowry, bride wealth, and bride service to be about "buying" a wife. Explain why this is an inaccurate description of economic marriage transactions. What is the purpose of such economic exchanges between families?

Most societies __________.

Even in the United States-an urbanized society with relatively few marriage restrictions-people tend to marry within their __________.

Societies that practice bride exchange tend to __________.

Caste societies typically have __________ marriages.

Which of the following explanations for the universality of marriage has the most support from the ethnographic record and comparative animal studies?

In the United States, what proportion of women under the age of 45 report living together while unmarried?

The U.S. custom of the bride's family paying for the wedding is most similar to which type of marital exchange?

What was the most common motivation for adoption among Samoans during Melvin Ember's fieldwork?

In what modern nation might you still find the practice of dowry?

The fact that people who are brought up together on the same kibbutz are uninterested in each other as marriage partners, even when the marriages are favored by their parents, supports which theory of the incest taboo?

How has the tradition of arranged marriage changed in recent years?

Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between family and household?

In which group were incestuous marriages permitted?

Which of the following factors are most responsible for the return of extended-family households among American communities?

A single mother and her son, living together, would be an example of a(n) __________ family.

Write a definition of marriage that would embrace all known forms of marriage recognized by anthropologists. In other words, what factors do these diverse unions have in common?

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Exam 10: Marriage and the Family

Same-sex marriages are __________.

Bride price occurs all over the world but is particularly common in __________.

In which societies are ceremonial expressions of aggression a common part of the marriage ritual?

Many Westerners view the practices of dowry, bride wealth, and bride service to be about "buying" a wife. Explain why this is an inaccurate description of economic marriage transactions. What is the purpose of such economic exchanges between families?

Most societies __________.

Even in the United States-an urbanized society with relatively few marriage restrictions-people tend to marry within their __________.

Societies that practice bride exchange tend to __________.

Caste societies typically have __________ marriages.

Which of the following explanations for the universality of marriage has the most support from the ethnographic record and comparative animal studies?

In the United States, what proportion of women under the age of 45 report living together while unmarried?

The U.S. custom of the bride's family paying for the wedding is most similar to which type of marital exchange?

What was the most common motivation for adoption among Samoans during Melvin Ember's fieldwork?

In what modern nation might you still find the practice of dowry?

The fact that people who are brought up together on the same kibbutz are uninterested in each other as marriage partners, even when the marriages are favored by their parents, supports which theory of the incest taboo?

How has the tradition of arranged marriage changed in recent years?

Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between family and household?

In which group were incestuous marriages permitted?

Which of the following factors are most responsible for the return of extended-family households among American communities?

A single mother and her son, living together, would be an example of a(n) __________ family.

Write a definition of marriage that would embrace all known forms of marriage recognized by anthropologists. In other words, what factors do these diverse unions have in common?

What Is Anthropology

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Health and Illness

Global Problems

Filters