Question 1

The Eskimo system singles out the biologically closest group of relations and treats more distant kin more or less equally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In a patrilineal society:

Accepted Answer

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

A kinship system in which the establishment of rights and obligations is based on both maternal and paternal lines is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) Bilateral system. 
B) Patrilineal system. 
C) Clan system. 
D) Lineage system. 
E) Kindred system. 
A) Bilateral system. 
B) Patrilineal system. 
C) Clan system. 
D) Lineage system. 
E) Kindred system.

Question 4

Sudanese is the most descriptive kinship system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Sudanese kinship system uses:

Accepted Answer

A) The same term for cousins on the mother's side and cousins on the father's side. 
B) The same term for father and father's brother. 
C) The same terms for brothers and sisters and cousins. 
D) A different term for almost every category of relative. 
E) The same term for father's brother and mother's brother. 
A) The same term for cousins on the mother's side and cousins on the father's side. 
B) The same term for father and father's brother. 
C) The same terms for brothers and sisters and cousins. 
D) A different term for almost every category of relative. 
E) The same term for father's brother and mother's brother.

Question 6

Distinguish between bilateral and ambilineal descent.

Accepted Answer

In bilateral descent,the indiv

Question 7

Current American immigration policies gives preference to the following family members:

Accepted Answer

A) Spouses only. 
B) Children only. 
C) Spouses and children. 
D) Brothers and sisters. 
E) Grandparents. 
A) Spouses only. 
B) Children only. 
C) Spouses and children. 
D) Brothers and sisters. 
E) Grandparents.

Question 8

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 9

Distinguish between inheritance and succession.

Accepted Answer

Inheritance is the transfer of

Question 10

What is the primary difference between systems of unilineal and bilateral descent?

Accepted Answer

In unilineal kinship

Question 11

The reality of kinship relations in a Korean village described by Soo Choi emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A) Kinship behavior closely follows kinship rules. 
B) Brothers always ally with each other against sisters. 
C) Ancestor worship is an empty ritual form. 
D) Individuals manipulate kinship rules to gain advantage. 
E) Women are unable to exploit kinship ties to their advantage. 
A) Kinship behavior closely follows kinship rules. 
B) Brothers always ally with each other against sisters. 
C) Ancestor worship is an empty ritual form. 
D) Individuals manipulate kinship rules to gain advantage. 
E) Women are unable to exploit kinship ties to their advantage.

Question 12

In North India,the kinship system uses bifurcation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Although kinship is not considered as central to an industrial society as to a tribal one,it does,in fact,play a significant role and can have very important consequences.In this essay,discuss the various ways that kinship can overlap with economics,politics,and social policies such as immigration in industrial societies.

Accepted Answer

In industrial societies, kinship may not

Question 14

Bilateral descent is also called double descent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Korean village women legally:

Accepted Answer

A) Have no right to their parents' property. 
B) Have the right to a large cash settlement at marriage. 
C) Cannot inherit any land if they have been given a large cash settlement at marriage. 
D) Are entitled to an equal share of family property. 
E) Are entitled to a share of family property equal to half that given to a male. 
A) Have no right to their parents' property. 
B) Have the right to a large cash settlement at marriage. 
C) Cannot inherit any land if they have been given a large cash settlement at marriage. 
D) Are entitled to an equal share of family property. 
E) Are entitled to a share of family property equal to half that given to a male.

Question 16

A central function of kinship in almost every society is that it provides for:

Accepted Answer

A) The basis of government. 
B) The transfer of property between generations. 
C) Recruitment for jobs. 
D) Loans of money. 
E) The division of friends from enemies. 
A) The basis of government. 
B) The transfer of property between generations. 
C) Recruitment for jobs. 
D) Loans of money. 
E) The division of friends from enemies.

Question 17

In Northern India,relations on the wife's side:

Accepted Answer

A) Are accorded the same status as relations on the husband's side. 
B) Are forbidden to speak with relations on the husband's side. 
C) Are prohibited from having any contact with children from the marriage. 
D) Are accorded lower status than relations on the husband's side. 
E) Are required to joke with relations from the husband's side. 
A) Are accorded the same status as relations on the husband's side. 
B) Are forbidden to speak with relations on the husband's side. 
C) Are prohibited from having any contact with children from the marriage. 
D) Are accorded lower status than relations on the husband's side. 
E) Are required to joke with relations from the husband's side.

Question 18

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 19

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 20

In Minangkabau culture,rice land that belongs to a matrihouse is controlled by:

Accepted Answer

A) The senior male. 
B) The senior female. 
C) The first born son. 
D) The first born daughter. 
E) The nuclear family unit. 
A) The senior male. 
B) The senior female. 
C) The first born son. 
D) The first born daughter. 
E) The nuclear family unit.

The Eskimo system singles out the biologically closest group of relations and treats more distant kin more or less equally.

In a patrilineal society:

A kinship system in which the establishment of rights and obligations is based on both maternal and paternal lines is called a:

Sudanese is the most descriptive kinship system.

The Sudanese kinship system uses:

Distinguish between bilateral and ambilineal descent.

Current American immigration policies gives preference to the following family members:

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

Distinguish between inheritance and succession.

What is the primary difference between systems of unilineal and bilateral descent?

The reality of kinship relations in a Korean village described by Soo Choi emphasizes:

In North India,the kinship system uses bifurcation.

Bilateral descent is also called double descent.

Korean village women legally:

A central function of kinship in almost every society is that it provides for:

In Northern India,relations on the wife's side:

All of the following are basic functions of kinship except:

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.

In Minangkabau culture,rice land that belongs to a matrihouse is controlled by:

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Exam 7: Kinship

The Eskimo system singles out the biologically closest group of relations and treats more distant kin more or less equally.

In a patrilineal society:

A kinship system in which the establishment of rights and obligations is based on both maternal and paternal lines is called a:

Sudanese is the most descriptive kinship system.

The Sudanese kinship system uses:

Distinguish between bilateral and ambilineal descent.

Current American immigration policies gives preference to the following family members:

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

Distinguish between inheritance and succession.

What is the primary difference between systems of unilineal and bilateral descent?

The reality of kinship relations in a Korean village described by Soo Choi emphasizes:

In North India,the kinship system uses bifurcation.

Bilateral descent is also called double descent.

Korean village women legally:

A central function of kinship in almost every society is that it provides for:

In Northern India,relations on the wife's side:

All of the following are basic functions of kinship except:

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.

In Minangkabau culture,rice land that belongs to a matrihouse is controlled by:

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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