Question 1

Which of the following is a distinction between unilineal and bilateral kinship systems?

Accepted Answer

A) Unilineal kinship systems involve tracking descent through both parents' lines. 
B) In bilateral kinship systems,the kin groups do not overlap. 
C) In unilineal kinship systems,the kin groups do not overlap. 
D) In bilateral kinship systems,there are no cousins. 
E) In unilineal kinship systems,there is no designated mother or father. 
A) Unilineal kinship systems involve tracking descent through both parents' lines. 
B) In bilateral kinship systems,the kin groups do not overlap. 
C) In unilineal kinship systems,the kin groups do not overlap. 
D) In bilateral kinship systems,there are no cousins. 
E) In unilineal kinship systems,there is no designated mother or father.

Question 2

Distinguish between bilateral and ambilineal descent.

Accepted Answer

In bilateral descent,the indiv

Question 3

A critical factor that makes Northern Indian kinship terminology difficult for Americans is:

Accepted Answer

A) The use of different terms for kin from the mother's side and father's side of the family. 
B) The fact that all older males within one's family are called father. 
C) The fact that women are only rarely allowed to use a kin name when addressing members of her own family. 
D) The fact that the same individual may be called by as many as three different kin names on different occasions. 
E) The fact that some people that are much younger than you,must be called father or mother. 
A) The use of different terms for kin from the mother's side and father's side of the family. 
B) The fact that all older males within one's family are called father. 
C) The fact that women are only rarely allowed to use a kin name when addressing members of her own family. 
D) The fact that the same individual may be called by as many as three different kin names on different occasions. 
E) The fact that some people that are much younger than you,must be called father or mother.

Question 4

The Nuer are a patrilineal society in which clans and lineages function as a type of political structure.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) A segmentary lineage system. 
B) A segmentary corporate system. 
C) A unilineal political system. 
D) A bilateral lineage system. 
E) Political usufruct rights. 
A) A segmentary lineage system. 
B) A segmentary corporate system. 
C) A unilineal political system. 
D) A bilateral lineage system. 
E) Political usufruct rights.

Question 5

In a matrilineal society:

Accepted Answer

A) There is no concern over who the child's biological father is. 
B) Women occupy the politically important positions. 
C) Inheritance and succession pass from the mother's brother to her son. 
D) Men are afraid of women. 
E) Marriages are extremely stable. 
A) There is no concern over who the child's biological father is. 
B) Women occupy the politically important positions. 
C) Inheritance and succession pass from the mother's brother to her son. 
D) Men are afraid of women. 
E) Marriages are extremely stable.

Which of the following is a distinction between unilineal and bilateral kinship systems?

Distinguish between bilateral and ambilineal descent.

A critical factor that makes Northern Indian kinship terminology difficult for Americans is:

The Nuer are a patrilineal society in which clans and lineages function as a type of political structure.This is called:

In a matrilineal society:

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Exam 7: Kinship

Which of the following is a distinction between unilineal and bilateral kinship systems?

Distinguish between bilateral and ambilineal descent.

A critical factor that makes Northern Indian kinship terminology difficult for Americans is:

The Nuer are a patrilineal society in which clans and lineages function as a type of political structure.This is called:

In a matrilineal society:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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