Question 1

Is aging considered a burden to families in all societies? Use examples to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

The book mentions the U.S.and also Japan

Question 2

What is a blended family?

Accepted Answer

It is a kinship network occasi

Question 3

If you live in a society that practices exogamy,you must:

Accepted Answer

A) Have more than one husband or wife. 
B) Get married (no one is allowed to be a single adult). 
C) Marry someone of your own social group. 
D) Marry someone of a different social group. 
E) Marry someone chosen by your mother's parents. 
A) Have more than one husband or wife. 
B) Get married (no one is allowed to be a single adult). 
C) Marry someone of your own social group. 
D) Marry someone of a different social group. 
E) Marry someone chosen by your mother's parents.

Question 4

Neolocal residence is when a couple can choose to live with either the wife or the husband's family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the role of romantic love in marriages cross-culturally? Compare several types of societies and consider how the affection between a couple might be different because of a different marriage.

Accepted Answer

The role of romantic love in marriages v

Question 6

In arranged marriages:

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A) The wife's family never initiates the arrangement. 
B) The couple always lives with the husband's family (patrilocal residence). 
C) The woman is valued for her economic potential. 
D) Both families lose face (social status)if they reject the marriage offer. 
E) Marriage brokers are frequently used. 
A) The wife's family never initiates the arrangement. 
B) The couple always lives with the husband's family (patrilocal residence). 
C) The woman is valued for her economic potential. 
D) Both families lose face (social status)if they reject the marriage offer. 
E) Marriage brokers are frequently used.

Question 7

How and why have Kipsigis bridewealth amounts changed over the years?

Accepted Answer

These amounts have fluctuated as economi

Question 8

Matrilineal,matrilocal extended families were common in pre-modern China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The extended family seems to have clear advantages:

Accepted Answer

A) In stable cultivating societies where ownership of land is important. 
B) In hunting and gathering societies living on the margins of existence. 
C) In industrial societies with large urban populations. 
D) In socialist rather than capitalist societies. 
E) Where marriage is a matter of free choice rather than arrangement. 
A) In stable cultivating societies where ownership of land is important. 
B) In hunting and gathering societies living on the margins of existence. 
C) In industrial societies with large urban populations. 
D) In socialist rather than capitalist societies. 
E) Where marriage is a matter of free choice rather than arrangement.

Question 10

Based on current statistics,what is the "typical" U.S.family? How is it composed?

Accepted Answer

The majority of U.S.families a

Question 11

Among the Hopi,a boy's relationship with his father is generally affectionate and involves little discipline because the Hopi are a patrilineal society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The levirate is a custom in which the woman marries her deceased husband's brother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Na of China,have no word for marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Polygyny among the Tiwi of Australia is most usefully viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A) A result of the extraordinary sexual desire on the part of Tiwi males. 
B) An adaptation to the importance of food gathering as the basic means of survival. 
C) An abnormal marriage pattern among the world's cultures. 
D) An illustration of the high degree of conflict in families with more than one wife. 
E) An effect of conversion to Christianity. 
A) A result of the extraordinary sexual desire on the part of Tiwi males. 
B) An adaptation to the importance of food gathering as the basic means of survival. 
C) An abnormal marriage pattern among the world's cultures. 
D) An illustration of the high degree of conflict in families with more than one wife. 
E) An effect of conversion to Christianity.

Question 15

Present and discuss the various theories of dowry in India.

Accepted Answer

There are various theories: dowry is a v

Question 16

The concept that caring for the elderly is a burden:

Accepted Answer

A) Is most common among foraging societies. 
B) Rarely occurs in pre-modern societies. 
C) Is linked to conditions where warfare is common. 
D) Is widespread and occurs even in societies where group harmony is valued. 
E) Is a particular aspect of current-day Western society because of its focus on money earning. 
A) Is most common among foraging societies. 
B) Rarely occurs in pre-modern societies. 
C) Is linked to conditions where warfare is common. 
D) Is widespread and occurs even in societies where group harmony is valued. 
E) Is a particular aspect of current-day Western society because of its focus on money earning.

Question 17

The "cultural defense" argues that in domestic violence cases:

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A) An immigrant's cultural values take precedence over American law. 
B) Women's views of their culture are more important than men's views. 
C) The United States has an obligation to educate immigrants in American law. 
D) Ignorance of the law by immigrants is an acceptable excuse for husbands battering their wives. 
E) Cultural background should be considered a mitigating factor in a defendant's violent behavior. 
A) An immigrant's cultural values take precedence over American law. 
B) Women's views of their culture are more important than men's views. 
C) The United States has an obligation to educate immigrants in American law. 
D) Ignorance of the law by immigrants is an acceptable excuse for husbands battering their wives. 
E) Cultural background should be considered a mitigating factor in a defendant's violent behavior.

Question 18

Dowry is:

Accepted Answer

A) The obligation of a man to work for his wife's family. 
B) Wealth that moves from the family of the husband to the family of the wife. 
C) The obligation of premarital chastity commonly found in European societies. 
D) A husband's obligation to provide his wife's family with vast tracts of land. 
E) A presentation of goods by the bride's kin to the groom's family. 
A) The obligation of a man to work for his wife's family. 
B) Wealth that moves from the family of the husband to the family of the wife. 
C) The obligation of premarital chastity commonly found in European societies. 
D) A husband's obligation to provide his wife's family with vast tracts of land. 
E) A presentation of goods by the bride's kin to the groom's family.

Question 19

How has globalization affected the family? Name at least two effects.

Accepted Answer

Some answers are decrease of the extende

Question 20

The Ju/'hoansi demonstrate that,when a society has few material resources,it is not likely to respect elders or provide much care for them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Is aging considered a burden to families in all societies? Use examples to illustrate your answer.

What is a blended family?

If you live in a society that practices exogamy,you must:

Neolocal residence is when a couple can choose to live with either the wife or the husband's family.

What is the role of romantic love in marriages cross-culturally? Compare several types of societies and consider how the affection between a couple might be different because of a different marriage.

In arranged marriages:

How and why have Kipsigis bridewealth amounts changed over the years?

Matrilineal,matrilocal extended families were common in pre-modern China.

The extended family seems to have clear advantages:

Based on current statistics,what is the "typical" U.S.family? How is it composed?

Among the Hopi,a boy's relationship with his father is generally affectionate and involves little discipline because the Hopi are a patrilineal society.

The levirate is a custom in which the woman marries her deceased husband's brother.

The Na of China,have no word for marriage.

Polygyny among the Tiwi of Australia is most usefully viewed as:

Present and discuss the various theories of dowry in India.

The concept that caring for the elderly is a burden:

The "cultural defense" argues that in domestic violence cases:

Dowry is:

How has globalization affected the family? Name at least two effects.

The Ju/'hoansi demonstrate that,when a society has few material resources,it is not likely to respect elders or provide much care for them.

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Exam 8: Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Is aging considered a burden to families in all societies? Use examples to illustrate your answer.

What is a blended family?

If you live in a society that practices exogamy,you must:

Neolocal residence is when a couple can choose to live with either the wife or the husband's family.

What is the role of romantic love in marriages cross-culturally? Compare several types of societies and consider how the affection between a couple might be different because of a different marriage.

In arranged marriages:

How and why have Kipsigis bridewealth amounts changed over the years?

Matrilineal,matrilocal extended families were common in pre-modern China.

The extended family seems to have clear advantages:

Based on current statistics,what is the "typical" U.S.family? How is it composed?

Among the Hopi,a boy's relationship with his father is generally affectionate and involves little discipline because the Hopi are a patrilineal society.

The levirate is a custom in which the woman marries her deceased husband's brother.

The Na of China,have no word for marriage.

Polygyny among the Tiwi of Australia is most usefully viewed as:

Present and discuss the various theories of dowry in India.

The concept that caring for the elderly is a burden:

The "cultural defense" argues that in domestic violence cases:

Dowry is:

How has globalization affected the family? Name at least two effects.

The Ju/'hoansi demonstrate that,when a society has few material resources,it is not likely to respect elders or provide much care for them.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters