Question 1

All families under Han China practiced a form of delayed transfer marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why is marriage difficult to define? After responding, offer a working definition of marriage that includes the commonalities that are found across cultures.

Accepted Answer

Marriage is difficult to define because

Question 3

All ideologies affecting marriage forms are directly related to economics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Delayed transfer marriage occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the bride is not fully given to the husband until he has completed at least seven years of brideservice. 
B) The bride goes to live with the husband's family for three days following marriage and then returns back to her home for three more years. 
C) Both the bride and groom establish a post-marital residence that is independent of their families and kin groups. 
D) Bridewealth is paid over a series of years and extending beyond the time of the wedding; this normally creates social tension. 
A)  the bride is not fully given to the husband until he has completed at least seven years of brideservice. 
B) The bride goes to live with the husband's family for three days following marriage and then returns back to her home for three more years. 
C) Both the bride and groom establish a post-marital residence that is independent of their families and kin groups. 
D) Bridewealth is paid over a series of years and extending beyond the time of the wedding; this normally creates social tension.

Question 5

The Nyinba in Tibet, Nepal, and India practice polyandry. Which of the following statements about them is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  They practice hunting and gathering and herd yaks. 
B)  They practice occasional polyandrous polygyny. 
C)  They practice polyandry because there are too few men available to farm. 
D)  By rights, the eldest brother selects the wife he will marry. 
A)  They practice hunting and gathering and herd yaks. 
B)  They practice occasional polyandrous polygyny. 
C)  They practice polyandry because there are too few men available to farm. 
D)  By rights, the eldest brother selects the wife he will marry.

Question 6

Marriage does all of the following across cultures except:

Accepted Answer

A)  establishes strict rank and hierarchy between spouses. 
B)   publicly validates a relationship. 
C)   sanctions a sexual relationship with another person. 
D)   provides a supportive setting for raising children. 
A)  establishes strict rank and hierarchy between spouses. 
B)   publicly validates a relationship. 
C)   sanctions a sexual relationship with another person. 
D)   provides a supportive setting for raising children.

Question 7

Age disparity within a marriage may affect relative power within the marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Practice theory is associated with all of the following except it argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people at different positions in society learn different cultural strategies. 
B)  individuals are not free agents. 
C)  social networks are established across cultures through exchange of women. 
D)  the everyday actions of individuals are shaped by cultural norms. 
A)  people at different positions in society learn different cultural strategies. 
B)  individuals are not free agents. 
C)  social networks are established across cultures through exchange of women. 
D)  the everyday actions of individuals are shaped by cultural norms.

Question 9

When a married couple by custom leaves the wife's band to live in a small house near the husband's parents in their band, it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  virilocal residence. 
B)  uxorilocal residence. 
C)  neolocal residence. 
D)  matrilocal residence. 
A)  virilocal residence. 
B)  uxorilocal residence. 
C)  neolocal residence. 
D)  matrilocal residence.

Question 10

When one wife is allowed to have multiple husbands it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  polyandry. 
B)  polygamy. 
C)  polygyny. 
D)  monogamy. 
A)  polyandry. 
B)  polygamy. 
C)  polygyny. 
D)  monogamy.

Question 11

Anthropologists call marriage a rite of passage for men in all societies and women in monogamous ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Whose consent is most important in a polyandrous marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grandmother 
B)  Groom 
C)  Groom's parents 
D)  Wife's parents 
A)  Grandmother 
B)  Groom 
C)  Groom's parents 
D)  Wife's parents

Question 13

Patrilateral parallel cousin marriage involves the marriage of:

Accepted Answer

A)  two cousins belonging to the same male descent line and lineage. 
B)  two cousins belonging to different male descent lines and lineages. 
C)  a cousin belonging to a male descent line and a cousin of a female descent line. 
D)  siblings from the same mother and father. 
A)  two cousins belonging to the same male descent line and lineage. 
B)  two cousins belonging to different male descent lines and lineages. 
C)  a cousin belonging to a male descent line and a cousin of a female descent line. 
D)  siblings from the same mother and father.

All families under Han China practiced a form of delayed transfer marriage.

Why is marriage difficult to define? After responding, offer a working definition of marriage that includes the commonalities that are found across cultures.

All ideologies affecting marriage forms are directly related to economics.

Delayed transfer marriage occurs when:

The Nyinba in Tibet, Nepal, and India practice polyandry. Which of the following statements about them is correct?

Marriage does all of the following across cultures except:

Age disparity within a marriage may affect relative power within the marriage.

Practice theory is associated with all of the following except it argues that:

When a married couple by custom leaves the wife's band to live in a small house near the husband's parents in their band, it is called:

When one wife is allowed to have multiple husbands it is called:

Anthropologists call marriage a rite of passage for men in all societies and women in monogamous ones.

Whose consent is most important in a polyandrous marriage?

Patrilateral parallel cousin marriage involves the marriage of:

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Gender Identities

Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Race and Ethnicity

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Polities States and Nation States

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

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Exam 5: Marriage and Residence Practices

All families under Han China practiced a form of delayed transfer marriage.

Why is marriage difficult to define? After responding, offer a working definition of marriage that includes the commonalities that are found across cultures.

All ideologies affecting marriage forms are directly related to economics.

Delayed transfer marriage occurs when:

The Nyinba in Tibet, Nepal, and India practice polyandry. Which of the following statements about them is correct?

Marriage does all of the following across cultures except:

Age disparity within a marriage may affect relative power within the marriage.

Practice theory is associated with all of the following except it argues that:

When a married couple by custom leaves the wife's band to live in a small house near the husband's parents in their band, it is called:

When one wife is allowed to have multiple husbands it is called:

Anthropologists call marriage a rite of passage for men in all societies and women in monogamous ones.

Whose consent is most important in a polyandrous marriage?

Patrilateral parallel cousin marriage involves the marriage of:

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Gender Identities

Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Race and Ethnicity

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Polities States and Nation States

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

Filters