Question 1

Tibet has a polyandrous marriage system in part because

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a shortage of women owing to the practice of infanticide. 
B)  polyandry limits population growth. 
C)  women own the wealth. 
D)  families want to avoid dividing land between brothers. 
A)  there is a shortage of women owing to the practice of infanticide. 
B)  polyandry limits population growth. 
C)  women own the wealth. 
D)  families want to avoid dividing land between brothers.

Question 2

Among foragers like the Mbuti pygmies, an important function of exogamy is that

Accepted Answer

A)  consanguineal males stay together. 
B)  affinal males stay together. 
C)  the population of the band increases. 
D)  women stay with their birth families. 
A)  consanguineal males stay together. 
B)  affinal males stay together. 
C)  the population of the band increases. 
D)  women stay with their birth families.

Question 3

Knauft's study of sister-exchange marriage among the Gebusi showed what percentage of first marriages were sister exchanges?

Accepted Answer

A)  just under 25% 
B)  just over 50% 
C)  nearly 75% 
D)  nearly 100% 
A)  just under 25% 
B)  just over 50% 
C)  nearly 75% 
D)  nearly 100%

Question 4

A kinship relationship based on a blood connection is called

Accepted Answer

A)  clan. 
B)  consanguineal. 
C)  affinal. 
D)  collateral. 
A)  clan. 
B)  consanguineal. 
C)  affinal. 
D)  collateral.

Tibet has a polyandrous marriage system in part because

Among foragers like the Mbuti pygmies, an important function of exogamy is that

Knauft's study of sister-exchange marriage among the Gebusi showed what percentage of first marriages were sister exchanges?

A kinship relationship based on a blood connection is called

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Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

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Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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

Tibet has a polyandrous marriage system in part because

Among foragers like the Mbuti pygmies, an important function of exogamy is that

Knauft's study of sister-exchange marriage among the Gebusi showed what percentage of first marriages were sister exchanges?

A kinship relationship based on a blood connection is called

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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