Question 1

What term refers to the kind of descent in which people choose the descent group that they join?

Accepted Answer

A)  neolineal 
B)  patrilineal 
C)  ambilineal 
D)  matrilineal 
E)  bilineal 
A)  neolineal 
B)  patrilineal 
C)  ambilineal 
D)  matrilineal 
E)  bilineal

Question 2

Which of the following kin types is NOT ego's lineal relative?

Accepted Answer

A)  M 
B)  B 
C)  MM 
D)  F 
E)  S 
A)  M 
B)  B 
C)  MM 
D)  F 
E)  S

Question 3

Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because

Accepted Answer

A)  it provides an objective, universal perspective on how people are related to one another. 
B)  kinship ties are important to the people anthropologists study; they are a key component of people's everyday social relations. 
C)  their study is part of the anthropological tradition established by the field's pioneers. 
D)  kinship ties are what triggered the split between the hominin line and the rest of the primates and is thus the defining aspect of our humanity. 
E)  it is the only aspect of anthropological study that the general public cares about. 
A)  it provides an objective, universal perspective on how people are related to one another. 
B)  kinship ties are important to the people anthropologists study; they are a key component of people's everyday social relations. 
C)  their study is part of the anthropological tradition established by the field's pioneers. 
D)  kinship ties are what triggered the split between the hominin line and the rest of the primates and is thus the defining aspect of our humanity. 
E)  it is the only aspect of anthropological study that the general public cares about.

Question 4

Like bifurcate merging kinship terminology, generational kinship terminology

Accepted Answer

A)  is common in North America. 
B)  makes sense only from the perspective of ego. 
C)  illustrates the complicated ways in which adults confuse their children about the realities of biology. 
D)  uses the same term for parents and their siblings, but lumping is more complete (there are only two terms for the parental generation). 
E)  uses the same term for parents and grandparents, so there is less lumping than in the bifurcate merging kinship system. 
A)  is common in North America. 
B)  makes sense only from the perspective of ego. 
C)  illustrates the complicated ways in which adults confuse their children about the realities of biology. 
D)  uses the same term for parents and their siblings, but lumping is more complete (there are only two terms for the parental generation). 
E)  uses the same term for parents and grandparents, so there is less lumping than in the bifurcate merging kinship system.

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT belong to ego's matrilineage?

Accepted Answer

A)  FM 
B)  B 
C)  ZS 
D)  MB 
E)  M 
A)  FM 
B)  B 
C)  ZS 
D)  MB 
E)  M

Question 6

In what kinds of situations would you expect to find ambilineal descent? Unilineal descent? Why?

Accepted Answer

Ambilineal descent is typically found in

Question 7

Kinship terminology is a classification system, a taxonomy or typology. More generally, a taxonomic system

Accepted Answer

A)  is based on how people perceive similarities and differences in the things being classified. 
B)  is accurate only when based on Western science. 
C)  is based on categories given by nature. 
D)  usually changes with every generation. 
E)  applies best to nonliving things. 
A)  is based on how people perceive similarities and differences in the things being classified. 
B)  is accurate only when based on Western science. 
C)  is based on categories given by nature. 
D)  usually changes with every generation. 
E)  applies best to nonliving things.

Question 8

A lineal kinship terminology

Accepted Answer

A)  is generally found in societies with patrilineal descent rules. 
B)  uses two terms to identify ego's parents' siblings: one term for both FZ and MZ and another term for both FB and MB. 
C)  is often found in association with the distinction between parallel and cross-cousins. 
D)  stresses relationships with collaterals. 
E)  uses the same term to refer to M and MZ. 
A)  is generally found in societies with patrilineal descent rules. 
B)  uses two terms to identify ego's parents' siblings: one term for both FZ and MZ and another term for both FB and MB. 
C)  is often found in association with the distinction between parallel and cross-cousins. 
D)  stresses relationships with collaterals. 
E)  uses the same term to refer to M and MZ.

Question 9

In unilineal descent, one's ancestry is traced through only one line of descent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

With unilineal descent, one's lineage affiliation is ascribed at birth, but with ambilineal descent, lineage affiliation is more fluid, because each member chooses his or her own descent group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  clan. 
B)  lineage. 
C)  extended family. 
D)  family of procreation. 
E)  family of orientation. 
A)  clan. 
B)  lineage. 
C)  extended family. 
D)  family of procreation. 
E)  family of orientation.

Question 12

Comparing notions of family between the United States and Brazil, the extended family still plays a central role for most Brazilians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss ways in which kinship and descent help human populations adapt to their environments.

Accepted Answer

Kinship and descent play a crucial role

Question 15

What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the band and the clan 
B)  the lineage and the nuclear family 
C)  the extended family and the clan 
D)  the nuclear family and the band 
E)  the band and the extended family 
A)  the band and the clan 
B)  the lineage and the nuclear family 
C)  the extended family and the clan 
D)  the nuclear family and the band 
E)  the band and the extended family

Question 16

What is the difference between kin terms and genealogical kin types? Why would an anthropologist want to make such a distinction? Can you see any problems with this distinction? In your everyday experience, do you distinguish between kin terms and genealogical kin types?

Accepted Answer

Kin terms refer to the specific words or

Question 17

A nuclear family includes ego, ego's parents, and ego's grandparents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Anthropologists are interested in kinship calculation, which is

Accepted Answer

A)  the position from which one views an egocentric genealogy. 
B)  the rules people use to determine their ethnic affiliation to a group. 
C)  the process by which people choose their postmarital residence. 
D)  the system by which people in a society reckon their kin relationships. 
E)  people's emic perspective on family values. 
A)  the position from which one views an egocentric genealogy. 
B)  the rules people use to determine their ethnic affiliation to a group. 
C)  the process by which people choose their postmarital residence. 
D)  the system by which people in a society reckon their kin relationships. 
E)  people's emic perspective on family values.

Question 19

Outside North America, Western Europe, and the European-derived cultures of Latin America, neolocal residence isn't all that common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What does ego stand for in a depiction of a kinship system?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sense of distinct individuality that is present in any society 
B)  the emotional attachment felt by the people who use the system 
C)  the point of reference used to determine which kin terms go where 
D)  the boundary between one's kin group and outsiders 
E)  a gender-free way of reckoning kinship 
A)  the sense of distinct individuality that is present in any society 
B)  the emotional attachment felt by the people who use the system 
C)  the point of reference used to determine which kin terms go where 
D)  the boundary between one's kin group and outsiders 
E)  a gender-free way of reckoning kinship

What term refers to the kind of descent in which people choose the descent group that they join?

Which of the following kin types is NOT ego's lineal relative?

Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because

Like bifurcate merging kinship terminology, generational kinship terminology

Which of the following does NOT belong to ego's matrilineage?

In what kinds of situations would you expect to find ambilineal descent? Unilineal descent? Why?

Kinship terminology is a classification system, a taxonomy or typology. More generally, a taxonomic system

A lineal kinship terminology

In unilineal descent, one's ancestry is traced through only one line of descent.

With unilineal descent, one's lineage affiliation is ascribed at birth, but with ambilineal descent, lineage affiliation is more fluid, because each member chooses his or her own descent group.

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

Comparing notions of family between the United States and Brazil, the extended family still plays a central role for most Brazilians.

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

Discuss ways in which kinship and descent help human populations adapt to their environments.

What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

What is the difference between kin terms and genealogical kin types? Why would an anthropologist want to make such a distinction? Can you see any problems with this distinction? In your everyday experience, do you distinguish between kin terms and genealogical kin types?

A nuclear family includes ego, ego's parents, and ego's grandparents.

Anthropologists are interested in kinship calculation, which is

Outside North America, Western Europe, and the European-derived cultures of Latin America, neolocal residence isn't all that common.

What does ego stand for in a depiction of a kinship system?

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Exam 10: Families, Kinship, and Descent

What term refers to the kind of descent in which people choose the descent group that they join?

Which of the following kin types is NOT ego's lineal relative?

Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because

Like bifurcate merging kinship terminology, generational kinship terminology

Which of the following does NOT belong to ego's matrilineage?

In what kinds of situations would you expect to find ambilineal descent? Unilineal descent? Why?

Kinship terminology is a classification system, a taxonomy or typology. More generally, a taxonomic system

A lineal kinship terminology

In unilineal descent, one's ancestry is traced through only one line of descent.

With unilineal descent, one's lineage affiliation is ascribed at birth, but with ambilineal descent, lineage affiliation is more fluid, because each member chooses his or her own descent group.

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

Comparing notions of family between the United States and Brazil, the extended family still plays a central role for most Brazilians.

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

Discuss ways in which kinship and descent help human populations adapt to their environments.

What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

What is the difference between kin terms and genealogical kin types? Why would an anthropologist want to make such a distinction? Can you see any problems with this distinction? In your everyday experience, do you distinguish between kin terms and genealogical kin types?

A nuclear family includes ego, ego's parents, and ego's grandparents.

Anthropologists are interested in kinship calculation, which is

Outside North America, Western Europe, and the European-derived cultures of Latin America, neolocal residence isn't all that common.

What does ego stand for in a depiction of a kinship system?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters