Question 1

The woman/woman marriage custom found in sub-Saharan Africa _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) enables a woman without sons to inherit a share of her husband's property 
B) confers legitimacy on the children of a woman who had been unable to find a husband 
C) enables the woman who adopts a male identity to raise her status 
D) enables the woman who is the wife of the female husband to raise her status and live a more secure life 
E) all of the above 
A) enables a woman without sons to inherit a share of her husband's property 
B) confers legitimacy on the children of a woman who had been unable to find a husband 
C) enables the woman who adopts a male identity to raise her status 
D) enables the woman who is the wife of the female husband to raise her status and live a more secure life 
E) all of the above E

Question 2

In North America,extended families can be found on many American Indian reservations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The author uses the Nayar of southwest India to illustrate that rules about sexual access can be highly variable.Nayar women _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are married to their brothers 
B) go through three transactions that define sexual eligibility,rights of sexual access,and legitimacy of children 
C) live with their husbands after marriage 
D) do not get married 
E) do not have children 
A) are married to their brothers 
B) go through three transactions that define sexual eligibility,rights of sexual access,and legitimacy of children 
C) live with their husbands after marriage 
D) do not get married 
E) do not have children B

Question 4

Marriage resolves the problem of how to bring sexual activity under _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) biological control 
B) male control 
C) cultural control 
D) female control 
E) mother-in-law control 
A) biological control 
B) male control 
C) cultural control 
D) female control 
E) mother-in-law control

Question 5

A residence pattern in which a married couple may choose to live in the husband's father's or wife's mother's place of residence is called _______________ residence.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Two or more closely related nuclear families clustered together into a large domestic group is a(n)_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) extended family 
B) conjugal family 
C) extensive family 
D) consanguineal family 
E) affinal family 
A) extended family 
B) conjugal family 
C) extensive family 
D) consanguineal family 
E) affinal family

Question 7

Marriage to a patrilateral parallel-cousin (father's brother's daughter)serves to retain property within a single female line of descent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of the areas that is most changing the composition of families today is that of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) fictive kin 
B) increasing acceptance of polygynous unions 
C) new reproductive technologies 
D) increasing numbers of same-sex marriages 
E) decreasing divorce rates 
A) fictive kin 
B) increasing acceptance of polygynous unions 
C) new reproductive technologies 
D) increasing numbers of same-sex marriages 
E) decreasing divorce rates

Question 9

When a man married his father's brother's daughter in ancient Greece or traditional China,_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) he was committing incest 
B) he was practicing matrilateral cross-cousin marriage 
C) he was practicing patrilateral cross-cousin marriage 
D) he was keeping property within the single male line of descent 
E) c and d 
A) he was committing incest 
B) he was practicing matrilateral cross-cousin marriage 
C) he was practicing patrilateral cross-cousin marriage 
D) he was keeping property within the single male line of descent 
E) c and d

Question 10

Among Christians in the 17th and 18th centuries in New England,adultery was considered ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) nothing to worry about 
B) an interesting turn of events for community gossip 
C) a serious crime 
D) a personal offense to the local bishop 
E) culturally acceptable 
A) nothing to worry about 
B) an interesting turn of events for community gossip 
C) a serious crime 
D) a personal offense to the local bishop 
E) culturally acceptable

Question 11

Among the _______________ same-sex marriage provide acceptable positions in society for individuals who might otherwise be marginalized.

Accepted Answer

A) Nayar 
B) Nandi 
C) Jo/hoansi 
D) Paiute 
E) Onandaga 
A) Nayar 
B) Nandi 
C) Jo/hoansi 
D) Paiute 
E) Onandaga

Question 12

An arranged marriage tends to be more stable than one in which the partners choose each other,such as those in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Because Nayar women live with their dependent offspring and their brothers,they are a(n)_______________ family.

Accepted Answer

A) conjugal 
B) affinal 
C) consanguineal 
D) nuclear 
E) patrilateral 
A) conjugal 
B) affinal 
C) consanguineal 
D) nuclear 
E) patrilateral

Question 14

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Bride _______________ refers to the period of time a groom is expected to work for his bride's family.

Accepted Answer

A) price 
B) service 
C) period 
D) exchange 
E) work 
A) price 
B) service 
C) period 
D) exchange 
E) work

Question 16

The most common form of residence in the United States is neolocal residence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A woman marries and goes to live with her husband in his village.When her husband dies ten years later she marries her deceased husband's brother.This custom is referred to as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) the sororate 
B) the levirate 
C) polygyny 
D) bigamy 
E) polyandry 
A) the sororate 
B) the levirate 
C) polygyny 
D) bigamy 
E) polyandry

Question 18

Marriage inside the group is called exogamy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ten percent (10%)of households in the United States are single parent and are home to _______________ percent of all children.

Accepted Answer

A) 40% 
B) 30% 
C) 80% 
D) 10% 
E) 50% 
A) 40% 
B) 30% 
C) 80% 
D) 10% 
E) 50%

Question 20

________________________ clearly illustrate the impact of religious and cultural prohibitions to sexual behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual behavior 
B) Pregnancies among young girls 
C) Arranged marriages' success 
D) Statistics 
E) New laws 
A) Sexual behavior 
B) Pregnancies among young girls 
C) Arranged marriages' success 
D) Statistics 
E) New laws

The woman/woman marriage custom found in sub-Saharan Africa _______________.

In North America,extended families can be found on many American Indian reservations.

The author uses the Nayar of southwest India to illustrate that rules about sexual access can be highly variable.Nayar women _______________.

Marriage resolves the problem of how to bring sexual activity under _______________.

A residence pattern in which a married couple may choose to live in the husband's father's or wife's mother's place of residence is called _______________ residence.

Two or more closely related nuclear families clustered together into a large domestic group is a(n)_______________.

Marriage to a patrilateral parallel-cousin (father's brother's daughter)serves to retain property within a single female line of descent.

One of the areas that is most changing the composition of families today is that of _______________.

When a man married his father's brother's daughter in ancient Greece or traditional China,_______________.

Among Christians in the 17th and 18th centuries in New England,adultery was considered ______________________.

Among the _______________ same-sex marriage provide acceptable positions in society for individuals who might otherwise be marginalized.

An arranged marriage tends to be more stable than one in which the partners choose each other,such as those in the United States.

Because Nayar women live with their dependent offspring and their brothers,they are a(n)_______________ family.

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

Bride _______________ refers to the period of time a groom is expected to work for his bride's family.

The most common form of residence in the United States is neolocal residence.

A woman marries and goes to live with her husband in his village.When her husband dies ten years later she marries her deceased husband's brother.This custom is referred to as _______________.

Marriage inside the group is called exogamy.

Ten percent (10%)of households in the United States are single parent and are home to _______________ percent of all children.

________________________ clearly illustrate the impact of religious and cultural prohibitions to sexual behavior.

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Exam 9: Sex, marriage, and Family

The woman/woman marriage custom found in sub-Saharan Africa _______________.

In North America,extended families can be found on many American Indian reservations.

The author uses the Nayar of southwest India to illustrate that rules about sexual access can be highly variable.Nayar women _______________.

Marriage resolves the problem of how to bring sexual activity under _______________.

A residence pattern in which a married couple may choose to live in the husband's father's or wife's mother's place of residence is called _______________ residence.

Two or more closely related nuclear families clustered together into a large domestic group is a(n)_______________.

Marriage to a patrilateral parallel-cousin (father's brother's daughter)serves to retain property within a single female line of descent.

One of the areas that is most changing the composition of families today is that of _______________.

When a man married his father's brother's daughter in ancient Greece or traditional China,_______________.

Among Christians in the 17th and 18th centuries in New England,adultery was considered ______________________.

Among the _______________ same-sex marriage provide acceptable positions in society for individuals who might otherwise be marginalized.

An arranged marriage tends to be more stable than one in which the partners choose each other,such as those in the United States.

Because Nayar women live with their dependent offspring and their brothers,they are a(n)_______________ family.

Instinctive repulsion does not explain institutionalized incest.

Bride _______________ refers to the period of time a groom is expected to work for his bride's family.

The most common form of residence in the United States is neolocal residence.

A woman marries and goes to live with her husband in his village.When her husband dies ten years later she marries her deceased husband's brother.This custom is referred to as _______________.

Marriage inside the group is called exogamy.

Ten percent (10%)of households in the United States are single parent and are home to _______________ percent of all children.

________________________ clearly illustrate the impact of religious and cultural prohibitions to sexual behavior.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

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