Exam 10: Marriage and the Family

Which of the following is an example of an exogamous marriage tradition?

One study compared the health of children born of familial incest with children of the same mother born of nonincestuous unions and found that __________.

What is the prevailing family type in over half of all societies known to anthropologists?

Many societies around the world, including the Chippewa, regard cross-cousins as suitable marriage partners. In these cultures, whom would you be allowed to marry?

What factor predicts male-female bonding among birds and mammals?

Some polygynous societies try to reduce competition by practicing sororal polygyny, which is when the co-wives are __________.

Which theory suggests that the incest taboo was created to ensure that individuals would marry members of other families, thereby creating ties that held communities together?

Societies that practice dowry tend to be those in which __________.

Of the following forms of marriage, the rarest is __________.

In what situation did Azande warriors traditionally take on "boy-wives"?

Why do anthropologists hold that families are universal?

Which of the following is the most common economic marriage transaction cross-culturally?

Which condition predicts a discouragement of romantic love as a basis for marriage?

What example from the Japanese in the 1950s and 1960s could be employed to relieve some of the financial pressure on Social Security in the United States?

Among the Chukchee, the custom of levirate is __________.