Exam 7: Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

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In the sample societies discussed in the text, which form of postmarital residence is the most common (i.e., found in most cultures)?

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Question 21

A nuclear family consists of all of the following EXCEPT

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Question 22

In a kinship diagram, a single line between a male and a female symbol indicates

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Question 23

What is sister exchange marriage?

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Question 24

Which form of marriage found in Melanesia and elsewhere potentially gives a man the most political status?

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Question 25

Discuss the advantages associated with exogamous marriage rules.

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Question 26

Discuss the potential problems encountered by couples that marry for "romantic love."

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Question 27

You are an ethnographer who has discovered a high correlation between internal societal warfare and the residence patterns of the society.Other ethnographers have noted a similar correlation.What is the most likely residence pattern that the ethnographer recorded?

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Question 28

Scarves worn by bride and groom are tied together symbolizing their eternal bond in which traditional wedding ceremony?

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Question 29

What marriage rule functions to assure that a widow and her children are provided for?

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Question 30

What marriage rule functions to assure that a man will have a replacement wife when his wife dies?

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Question 31

Family that include persons that are not kin are called

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Question 32

You are an ethnographer whose data on residence customs after marriage show that 65% of couples live with the groom's MoBr.Your ethnography would report that _____ residence is the most common.

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Question 33

What are the advantages of an arranged marriage according to Native Americans?

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Question 34

Describe and explain the symbols used by anthropologists to diagram kinship relations.

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Question 35

Same-sex unions, including marriage, have been recognized in the histories of all of the following cultures EXCEPT

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Question 36

A kinship relationship based on a marriage connection is called

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Question 37

Bridewealth refers to

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Question 38

The half-marriage of the Yurok (Lower Klamath River in northwestern California) served to

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Question 39

An alternate term for matrilocal residence is

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In the sample societies discussed in the text, which form of postmarital residence is the most common (i.e., found in most cultures)?

A nuclear family consists of all of the following EXCEPT

In a kinship diagram, a single line between a male and a female symbol indicates

What is sister exchange marriage?

Which form of marriage found in Melanesia and elsewhere potentially gives a man the most political status?

Discuss the advantages associated with exogamous marriage rules.

Discuss the potential problems encountered by couples that marry for "romantic love."

You are an ethnographer who has discovered a high correlation between internal societal warfare and the residence patterns of the society.Other ethnographers have noted a similar correlation.What is the most likely residence pattern that the ethnographer recorded?

Scarves worn by bride and groom are tied together symbolizing their eternal bond in which traditional wedding ceremony?

What marriage rule functions to assure that a widow and her children are provided for?

What marriage rule functions to assure that a man will have a replacement wife when his wife dies?

Family that include persons that are not kin are called

You are an ethnographer whose data on residence customs after marriage show that 65% of couples live with the groom's MoBr.Your ethnography would report that _____ residence is the most common.

What are the advantages of an arranged marriage according to Native Americans?

Describe and explain the symbols used by anthropologists to diagram kinship relations.

Same-sex unions, including marriage, have been recognized in the histories of all of the following cultures EXCEPT

A kinship relationship based on a marriage connection is called

Bridewealth refers to

The half-marriage of the Yurok (Lower Klamath River in northwestern California) served to

An alternate term for matrilocal residence is

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Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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