Question 1

In a system of double descent,as among the Yako of Nigeria:

Accepted Answer

A) Kinship is of no importance,and one can call on whichever individuals one wants for aid. 
B) An individual belongs to the patrilineal group of the father and the matrilineal group of the mother. 
C) Kinship is important,but there are no corporate kin groups. 
D) Kinship is doubly important,because there are no other units of cooperation. 
E) Each married couple makes a joint decision about whose kin they will live with. 
A) Kinship is of no importance,and one can call on whichever individuals one wants for aid. 
B) An individual belongs to the patrilineal group of the father and the matrilineal group of the mother. 
C) Kinship is important,but there are no corporate kin groups. 
D) Kinship is doubly important,because there are no other units of cooperation. 
E) Each married couple makes a joint decision about whose kin they will live with.

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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."

Question 4

In Nuer culture,kinship lineage is important because all who are not in some way kin are enemies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

What is collateral kin? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

It is kin descended from a com

Question 7

What are the two forms of nonunilineal descent?

Accepted Answer

Two forms of nonunil

Question 8

All of the following correctly express the differences between a lineage and a clan except:

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A) Members of a lineage can trace their common ancestors,but members of a clan cannot. 
B) Members of a lineage tend to live together or near each other,whereas members of a clan tend to be spread over different local communities. 
C) Members of a lineage recognize a blood tie,whereas members of a clan do not. 
D) Lineages have primarily domestic and economic functions,whereas clans more frequently have political and religious functions. 
E) Lineages consist of fewer members than do clans. 
A) Members of a lineage can trace their common ancestors,but members of a clan cannot. 
B) Members of a lineage tend to live together or near each other,whereas members of a clan tend to be spread over different local communities. 
C) Members of a lineage recognize a blood tie,whereas members of a clan do not. 
D) Lineages have primarily domestic and economic functions,whereas clans more frequently have political and religious functions. 
E) Lineages consist of fewer members than do clans.

Question 9

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 10

Corporate descent groups tend to exist in societies with:

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A) Industrial economic systems. 
B) Unilineal descent. 
C) Kindreds. 
D) High geographic mobility. 
E) A complex social stratification system. 
A) Industrial economic systems. 
B) Unilineal descent. 
C) Kindreds. 
D) High geographic mobility. 
E) A complex social stratification system.

Question 11

Among what types of subsistence societies would we expect to find the Eskimo kinship system practiced?

Accepted Answer

Eskimo is customaril

Question 12

Relatives by marriage are called consanguineal kin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In a society with matrilineal descent,the person with the most authority and responsibility for a woman and her child is her:

Accepted Answer

A) Brother. 
B) Son. 
C) Sister. 
D) Father. 
E) Husband. 
A) Brother. 
B) Son. 
C) Sister. 
D) Father. 
E) Husband.

Question 14

Why do kinship systems use the metaphor of biology?

Accepted Answer

It makes the system appear mor

Question 15

In a system of unilineal descent:

Accepted Answer

A) The grandfather is recognized as the only father. 
B) Descent groups,which include relatives from both the father's and the mother's side,are formed. 
C) A household is composed of a man,his wife,his sons,and their children. 
D) A man is not allowed to marry his cousin. 
E) An individual belongs to the descent group of either the mother or the father,but not both. 
A) The grandfather is recognized as the only father. 
B) Descent groups,which include relatives from both the father's and the mother's side,are formed. 
C) A household is composed of a man,his wife,his sons,and their children. 
D) A man is not allowed to marry his cousin. 
E) An individual belongs to the descent group of either the mother or the father,but not both.

Question 16

Contrast a lineage with a clan.Name at least 3 differences.

Accepted Answer

A lineage is usually a local residential

Question 17

All of the following are expressed in the American kinship terminology except:

Accepted Answer

A) Generation. 
B) Collaterality. 
C) Gender. 
D) Bifurcation. 
E) Affinal kinship. 
A) Generation. 
B) Collaterality. 
C) Gender. 
D) Bifurcation. 
E) Affinal kinship.

Question 18

The kinship system of the United States is most similar to that of:

Accepted Answer

A) The Eskimo. 
B) The Yanomamo. 
C) The Hawaiian. 
D) The Hopi. 
E) The Omaha. 
A) The Eskimo. 
B) The Yanomamo. 
C) The Hawaiian. 
D) The Hopi. 
E) The Omaha.

Question 19

In classic anthropological descriptions of Korean villages,the focus in kinship has been on:

Accepted Answer

A) Patriarchal authority. 
B) Matrilineal descent. 
C) Sharing of property equally by brothers. 
D) Dowry. 
E) Importance of the mother's brother. 
A) Patriarchal authority. 
B) Matrilineal descent. 
C) Sharing of property equally by brothers. 
D) Dowry. 
E) Importance of the mother's brother.

Question 20

Transnationalism is:

Accepted Answer

A) The pattern of close ties and frequent visits between immigrants and those remaining in their home country. 
B) The pattern of immigrating to a new country. 
C) The pattern of splitting time equally between two countries. 
D) The pattern of creating new ties in the country an immigrant has migrated to. 
E) The pattern of migrating nuclear family members to a new country. 
A) The pattern of close ties and frequent visits between immigrants and those remaining in their home country. 
B) The pattern of immigrating to a new country. 
C) The pattern of splitting time equally between two countries. 
D) The pattern of creating new ties in the country an immigrant has migrated to. 
E) The pattern of migrating nuclear family members to a new country.

In a system of double descent,as among the Yako of Nigeria:

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

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

In Nuer culture,kinship lineage is important because all who are not in some way kin are enemies.

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

What is collateral kin? Give an example.

What are the two forms of nonunilineal descent?

All of the following correctly express the differences between a lineage and a clan except:

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

Corporate descent groups tend to exist in societies with:

Among what types of subsistence societies would we expect to find the Eskimo kinship system practiced?

Relatives by marriage are called consanguineal kin.

In a society with matrilineal descent,the person with the most authority and responsibility for a woman and her child is her:

Why do kinship systems use the metaphor of biology?

In a system of unilineal descent:

Contrast a lineage with a clan.Name at least 3 differences.

All of the following are expressed in the American kinship terminology except:

The kinship system of the United States is most similar to that of:

In classic anthropological descriptions of Korean villages,the focus in kinship has been on:

Transnationalism is:

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Exam 7: Kinship

In a system of double descent,as among the Yako of Nigeria:

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

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

In Nuer culture,kinship lineage is important because all who are not in some way kin are enemies.

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

What is collateral kin? Give an example.

What are the two forms of nonunilineal descent?

All of the following correctly express the differences between a lineage and a clan except:

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

Corporate descent groups tend to exist in societies with:

Among what types of subsistence societies would we expect to find the Eskimo kinship system practiced?

Relatives by marriage are called consanguineal kin.

In a society with matrilineal descent,the person with the most authority and responsibility for a woman and her child is her:

Why do kinship systems use the metaphor of biology?

In a system of unilineal descent:

Contrast a lineage with a clan.Name at least 3 differences.

All of the following are expressed in the American kinship terminology except:

The kinship system of the United States is most similar to that of:

In classic anthropological descriptions of Korean villages,the focus in kinship has been on:

Transnationalism is:

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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