Question 1

Consanguine refers to kin that is:

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A) Related by marriage. 
B) Related by remarriage. 
C) Related by matrilineal lines only. 
D) Related by Matrilineal lines only. 
E) Related by blood. 
A) Related by marriage. 
B) Related by remarriage. 
C) Related by matrilineal lines only. 
D) Related by Matrilineal lines only. 
E) Related by blood.

Question 2

In a patrilineal society:

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A) Inheritance and succession flow in the male line. 
B) Men marry their female cross cousins. 
C) Women have no rights. 
D) Children avoid their relatives on their mother's side. 
E) There is no Oedipal conflict. 
A) Inheritance and succession flow in the male line. 
B) Men marry their female cross cousins. 
C) Women have no rights. 
D) Children avoid their relatives on their mother's side. 
E) There is no Oedipal conflict.

Question 3

The term transmigrant has been coined to refer to immigrants who cut ties with their home countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The great variety of systems of kinship indicates to us that kinship is not based simply on biological relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Relatives by marriage are called consanguineal kin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How is kinship a socio-cultural construct and not a biological one? Discuss the ways that biology and culture interact and overlap in kinship systems.

Accepted Answer

Kinship is a socio-cultural construct ra

Question 7

Matrilineage refers to a lineage formed by descent in the male line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Northern India,much of the underlying logic of the kinship system is based on all of the following except:

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A) Relative age. 
B) Hierarchy. 
C) Flexibility. 
D) Patrilineality. 
E) Bifurcation. 
A) Relative age. 
B) Hierarchy. 
C) Flexibility. 
D) Patrilineality. 
E) Bifurcation.

Question 9

Discuss the major differences in the kinship terminology systems between North India and the United States,and account for those differences in the value systems of the two cultures.

Accepted Answer

The kinship terminology systems in North

Question 10

The system used for classifying kin in the United States includes distinctions based on:

Accepted Answer

A) Generation,relative age,and collaterality. 
B) Sex of linking relative,bifurcation,and generation. 
C) Generation,consanguineal versus affinal kin,and sex of linking relative. 
D) Bifurcation,relative age,and generation. 
E) Consanguineal versus affinal kin,gender,and generation. 
A) Generation,relative age,and collaterality. 
B) Sex of linking relative,bifurcation,and generation. 
C) Generation,consanguineal versus affinal kin,and sex of linking relative. 
D) Bifurcation,relative age,and generation. 
E) Consanguineal versus affinal kin,gender,and generation.

Question 11

Which kinship system is the matrilineal equivalent of the Omaha system?

Accepted Answer

A) Hawaiian. 
B) Iroquois. 
C) Eskimo. 
D) Sudanese. 
E) Crow. 
A) Hawaiian. 
B) Iroquois. 
C) Eskimo. 
D) Sudanese. 
E) Crow.

Question 12

Why do kinship systems use the metaphor of biology?

Accepted Answer

It makes the system appear mor

Question 13

Name three principles of North Indian kinship that are not usually found in U.S.kinship.

Accepted Answer

They are hierarchy,p

Question 14

How does the individual trace descent in a system of double descent?

Accepted Answer

An individual belongs to both

Question 15

The Yako of Nigeria practice double descent.What are the different functions of the matriclans and patriclans among them?

Accepted Answer

The patriclans are the source of one's r

Question 16

In India,social interaction with one's mother's parents is very different from that with one's father's parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Parallel cousins are found in the Iroquois system of kinship and are defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) Mother's sisters' children or father's brothers' children. 
B) Mother's brothers' children or father's sisters' children. 
C) Mother's brothers' children or father's brothers' children. 
D) Mother's sisters' children or father's sisters' children. 
E) Cousins that are descended from the same ancestor. 
A) Mother's sisters' children or father's brothers' children. 
B) Mother's brothers' children or father's sisters' children. 
C) Mother's brothers' children or father's brothers' children. 
D) Mother's sisters' children or father's sisters' children. 
E) Cousins that are descended from the same ancestor.

Question 18

Sudanese is the most descriptive kinship system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of the following are basic functions of kinship except:

Accepted Answer

A) It reveals who is biologically related to whom. 
B) It defines the members of society on which an individual can depend for help. 
C) It sets up the transfer of property from one to another generation. 
D) It sets up the succession within family as social positions are transferred across generations. 
E) It serves as a way of structuring society. 
A) It reveals who is biologically related to whom. 
B) It defines the members of society on which an individual can depend for help. 
C) It sets up the transfer of property from one to another generation. 
D) It sets up the succession within family as social positions are transferred across generations. 
E) It serves as a way of structuring society.

Question 20

One aspect of Omaha kinship that might strike many Americans as unusual is:

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A) Everyone is called by the same name. 
B) A male can be called "mother." 
C) Brothers are not distinguished from sisters. 
D) The term "myself" can mean either the person speaking,or one of his or her brothers or sisters. 
E) People in many generations may be called "mother's brother." 
A) Everyone is called by the same name. 
B) A male can be called "mother." 
C) Brothers are not distinguished from sisters. 
D) The term "myself" can mean either the person speaking,or one of his or her brothers or sisters. 
E) People in many generations may be called "mother's brother."

Consanguine refers to kin that is:

In a patrilineal society:

The term transmigrant has been coined to refer to immigrants who cut ties with their home countries.

The great variety of systems of kinship indicates to us that kinship is not based simply on biological relations.

Relatives by marriage are called consanguineal kin.

How is kinship a socio-cultural construct and not a biological one? Discuss the ways that biology and culture interact and overlap in kinship systems.

Matrilineage refers to a lineage formed by descent in the male line.

In Northern India,much of the underlying logic of the kinship system is based on all of the following except:

Discuss the major differences in the kinship terminology systems between North India and the United States,and account for those differences in the value systems of the two cultures.

The system used for classifying kin in the United States includes distinctions based on:

Which kinship system is the matrilineal equivalent of the Omaha system?

Why do kinship systems use the metaphor of biology?

Name three principles of North Indian kinship that are not usually found in U.S.kinship.

How does the individual trace descent in a system of double descent?

The Yako of Nigeria practice double descent.What are the different functions of the matriclans and patriclans among them?

In India,social interaction with one's mother's parents is very different from that with one's father's parents.

Parallel cousins are found in the Iroquois system of kinship and are defined as:

Sudanese is the most descriptive kinship system.

All of the following are basic functions of kinship except:

One aspect of Omaha kinship that might strike many Americans as unusual is:

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Consanguine refers to kin that is:

In a patrilineal society:

The term transmigrant has been coined to refer to immigrants who cut ties with their home countries.

The great variety of systems of kinship indicates to us that kinship is not based simply on biological relations.

Relatives by marriage are called consanguineal kin.

How is kinship a socio-cultural construct and not a biological one? Discuss the ways that biology and culture interact and overlap in kinship systems.

Matrilineage refers to a lineage formed by descent in the male line.

In Northern India,much of the underlying logic of the kinship system is based on all of the following except:

Discuss the major differences in the kinship terminology systems between North India and the United States,and account for those differences in the value systems of the two cultures.

The system used for classifying kin in the United States includes distinctions based on:

Which kinship system is the matrilineal equivalent of the Omaha system?

Why do kinship systems use the metaphor of biology?

Name three principles of North Indian kinship that are not usually found in U.S.kinship.

How does the individual trace descent in a system of double descent?

The Yako of Nigeria practice double descent.What are the different functions of the matriclans and patriclans among them?

In India,social interaction with one's mother's parents is very different from that with one's father's parents.

Parallel cousins are found in the Iroquois system of kinship and are defined as:

Sudanese is the most descriptive kinship system.

All of the following are basic functions of kinship except:

One aspect of Omaha kinship that might strike many Americans as unusual is:

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The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

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Culture, change, and the Modern World

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