Question 1

Which of the following types of descent groups traces kinship through both the mother and the father?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambilineal 
B)  unilineal 
C)  polylineal 
D)  bilineal 
E)  monolineal 
A)  ambilineal 
B)  unilineal 
C)  polylineal 
D)  bilineal 
E)  monolineal A

Question 2

The incest taboo-rules that forbid sexual relations with close relatives such as siblings and parents-is:

Accepted Answer

A)  universal across all cultures in the world. 
B)  very rare in world cultures. 
C)  a direct response to concerns about biological degeneration and abnormality. 
D)  inherited from our primate ancestors. 
E)  not regulated by law in Western countries. 
A)  universal across all cultures in the world. 
B)  very rare in world cultures. 
C)  a direct response to concerns about biological degeneration and abnormality. 
D)  inherited from our primate ancestors. 
E)  not regulated by law in Western countries. A

Question 3

New kinship groups created through affinal relationships are:

Accepted Answer

A)  linked through affinity and alliance, not through shared biology or common descent. 
B)  traced through consanguine or "blood" relatives. 
C)  distinguished by relation to a founding ancestor. 
D)  only achieved through arranged marriages. 
E)  found only in very few cultures. 
A)  linked through affinity and alliance, not through shared biology or common descent. 
B)  traced through consanguine or "blood" relatives. 
C)  distinguished by relation to a founding ancestor. 
D)  only achieved through arranged marriages. 
E)  found only in very few cultures. A

Question 4

Arranged marriages that are orchestrated by the families of the bride and groom are common in many cultural groups in Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. While arranged marriage is not the primary form of marriage in the United States, it does exist. In fact, anthropologists contend that arranged marriages actually do occur more frequently when marriages that are arranged in subtle and implicit ways are considered. What are three examples of subtle, "arranged" marriages that occur in the United States that may not necessarily be overtly called "arranged marriages"? Who benefits from these "arranged" marriages? Why do you think these types of marriages occur? How do these types of marriage compare to companionate marriages? Which type of marriage do you think is more beneficial to the spouses and to their communities, and why?

Accepted Answer

Students should provide three examples o

Question 5

The process of adoption:

Accepted Answer

A)  provides further evidence that kinship is constructed rather than biologically inherited. 
B)  is not affected by norms and values or by political and economic values. 
C)  has been made easier and more affordable by globalization. 
D)  favors Latino, Native American, and African American babies. 
E)  is not one of the methods by which kinship is constructed. 
A)  provides further evidence that kinship is constructed rather than biologically inherited. 
B)  is not affected by norms and values or by political and economic values. 
C)  has been made easier and more affordable by globalization. 
D)  favors Latino, Native American, and African American babies. 
E)  is not one of the methods by which kinship is constructed.

Question 6

Cousins who are children of a mother's brother or father's sister are considered which type of cousins?

Accepted Answer

A)  companionate cousins 
B)  affinal cousins 
C)  cross-cousins 
D)  parallel cousins 
E)  second cousins 
A)  companionate cousins 
B)  affinal cousins 
C)  cross-cousins 
D)  parallel cousins 
E)  second cousins

Question 7

The Defense of Marriage Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 2004 forbids the federal government from recognizing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescent marriages 
B)  marriages of divorced adults 
C)  same-sex marriages 
D)  marriages of affinal relatives 
E)  heterosexual marriages 
A)  adolescent marriages 
B)  marriages of divorced adults 
C)  same-sex marriages 
D)  marriages of affinal relatives 
E)  heterosexual marriages

Question 8

The process by which an individual, whose marriage has ended due to divorce or death, remarries another individual is commonly called:

Accepted Answer

A)  serial polyandry 
B)  lineal polygamy 
C)  serial monogamy 
D)  lineal monotony 
E)  serial bigamy 
A)  serial polyandry 
B)  lineal polygamy 
C)  serial monogamy 
D)  lineal monotony 
E)  serial bigamy

Question 9

Which of the following types of marriage consists of one individual married to one other individual only (most commonly one man married to one woman)?

Accepted Answer

A)  polyandry 
B)  monogamy 
C)  polymandry 
D)  polygyny 
E)  monyandry 
A)  polyandry 
B)  monogamy 
C)  polymandry 
D)  polygyny 
E)  monyandry

Question 10

The author of your textbook describes a situation in a Chinese village in which family and ancestral records had been destroyed as part of the national Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. The author uses this case to underscore the fact that political factors can shape efforts to construct and maintain kinship. What are two examples of ways in which political factors may have shaped kinship in the United States? Do you think that political factors continue to influence kinship in any way today? Why or why not? What future implications may current political factors have on future forms of kinship?

Accepted Answer

Students should provide a minimum of two

Question 11

Looking cross-culturally, anthropologists argue that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is clearly a single universal definition of marriage. 
B)  definitions of marriage vary across cultures and over time. 
C)  definitions of marriage vary across cultures but are stable over time. 
D)  definitions of marriage have been made universal by globalization. 
E)  marriage and family are unchanged by modern technology and globalization. 
A)  there is clearly a single universal definition of marriage. 
B)  definitions of marriage vary across cultures and over time. 
C)  definitions of marriage vary across cultures but are stable over time. 
D)  definitions of marriage have been made universal by globalization. 
E)  marriage and family are unchanged by modern technology and globalization.

Question 12

Comparing and contrasting marriage rates of the past with those of the present, anthropologists found that earlier marriages did not last any longer than marriages today. What are some of the reasons for this? If past and present marriage rates do not differ significantly, do the proportion of children raised in single-parent households differ between past and present? Why or why not? How might shorter marriages and single-parent households affect kinship within a society? What other elements may contribute to shorter marriages and single-parent households today, and how do they differ from elements that likely contributed to shorter marriages and single-parent households in the past? Why would anthropologists be interested in researching topics such as shorter marriages and single-parent households?

Accepted Answer

Students should note that shorter life e

Question 13

Families in the United States are supplementing biological connections and affinal marriage connections with alternative family forms based on friendship, respect, and mutual support. One alternative family form is that of chosen families. What are chosen families, and what are some of the reasons that they exist and are becoming more common? Give three examples of chosen families in the United States. Do you think that chosen families existed in the distant past? Why or why not? What do you think will happen to the prevalence of chosen families in the future and why?

Accepted Answer

Students should clearly define chosen fa

Question 14

Which of the following is a descent group that is constructed through the mother's side of the family?

Accepted Answer

A)  patrilineal 
B)  matrilineal 
C)  ambilineal 
D)  bilateral 
E)  cognatic 
A)  patrilineal 
B)  matrilineal 
C)  ambilineal 
D)  bilateral 
E)  cognatic

Question 15

Which of the following cultures has generally NOT constructed large social networks based on descent and kinship connections?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Nuer 
C)  Maori 
D)  Samoan 
E)  Lu 
A)  United States 
B)  Nuer 
C)  Maori 
D)  Samoan 
E)  Lu

Question 16

Similar to membership in a family, citizenship in a nation-state derives mostly from:

Accepted Answer

A)  birth and biology. 
B)  adoption and fostering. 
C)  cohabitating and co-feeding. 
D)  personal choice. 
E)  economic exchanges similar to bridewealth and dowry. 
A)  birth and biology. 
B)  adoption and fostering. 
C)  cohabitating and co-feeding. 
D)  personal choice. 
E)  economic exchanges similar to bridewealth and dowry.

Question 17

Early anthropologists identified how many primary systems used to classify relatives in the parental generation, including the bifurcate merging system?

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  seven 
C)  nine 
D)  four 
E)  five 
A)  two 
B)  seven 
C)  nine 
D)  four 
E)  five

Question 18

The incest taboo universally prohibits sexual relations:

Accepted Answer

A)  between cousins, regardless of cross- or parallel cousin relationships. 
B)  between first cousins and between second cousins. 
C)  between parents and children and siblings. 
D)  between half siblings and parallel cousins. 
E)  between half siblings and cross cousins. 
A)  between cousins, regardless of cross- or parallel cousin relationships. 
B)  between first cousins and between second cousins. 
C)  between parents and children and siblings. 
D)  between half siblings and parallel cousins. 
E)  between half siblings and cross cousins.

Question 19

Which type of marriage between two individuals is negotiated in order to form economic and political alliances between larger kinship groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  arranged 
B)  disrupted 
C)  companioned 
D)  reproduced 
E)  inherited 
A)  arranged 
B)  disrupted 
C)  companioned 
D)  reproduced 
E)  inherited

Question 20

The marriage practice in which one woman is married to two or more men is considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  polyandry 
B)  monogamy 
C)  polymandry 
D)  polygyny 
E)  monyandry 
A)  polyandry 
B)  monogamy 
C)  polymandry 
D)  polygyny 
E)  monyandry

Which of the following types of descent groups traces kinship through both the mother and the father?

The incest taboo-rules that forbid sexual relations with close relatives such as siblings and parents-is:

New kinship groups created through affinal relationships are:

The process of adoption:

Cousins who are children of a mother's brother or father's sister are considered which type of cousins?

The Defense of Marriage Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 2004 forbids the federal government from recognizing which of the following?

The process by which an individual, whose marriage has ended due to divorce or death, remarries another individual is commonly called:

Which of the following types of marriage consists of one individual married to one other individual only (most commonly one man married to one woman)?

Looking cross-culturally, anthropologists argue that:

Which of the following is a descent group that is constructed through the mother's side of the family?

Which of the following cultures has generally NOT constructed large social networks based on descent and kinship connections?

Similar to membership in a family, citizenship in a nation-state derives mostly from:

Early anthropologists identified how many primary systems used to classify relatives in the parental generation, including the bifurcate merging system?

The incest taboo universally prohibits sexual relations:

Which type of marriage between two individuals is negotiated in order to form economic and political alliances between larger kinship groups?

The marriage practice in which one woman is married to two or more men is considered:

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Exam 10: Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Which of the following types of descent groups traces kinship through both the mother and the father?

The incest taboo-rules that forbid sexual relations with close relatives such as siblings and parents-is:

New kinship groups created through affinal relationships are:

The process of adoption:

Cousins who are children of a mother's brother or father's sister are considered which type of cousins?

The Defense of Marriage Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 2004 forbids the federal government from recognizing which of the following?

The process by which an individual, whose marriage has ended due to divorce or death, remarries another individual is commonly called:

Which of the following types of marriage consists of one individual married to one other individual only (most commonly one man married to one woman)?

Looking cross-culturally, anthropologists argue that:

Which of the following is a descent group that is constructed through the mother's side of the family?

Which of the following cultures has generally NOT constructed large social networks based on descent and kinship connections?

Similar to membership in a family, citizenship in a nation-state derives mostly from:

Early anthropologists identified how many primary systems used to classify relatives in the parental generation, including the bifurcate merging system?

The incest taboo universally prohibits sexual relations:

Which type of marriage between two individuals is negotiated in order to form economic and political alliances between larger kinship groups?

The marriage practice in which one woman is married to two or more men is considered:

Anthropology in a Global Age

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Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

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