Question 1

Which of the following correctly defines "bride service"?

Accepted Answer

A) A ritual done in many cultures in which a man pledges his daughter to the son of a friend. 
B) Payments made by the family of the bride to the family of the groom. 
C) Payments made to cover the cost of rituals associated with marriage. 
D) Labor performed by the groom for the family of the bride. 
E) Gifts given to a newly married couple,particularly gifts associated with preparing and serving food. 
A) A ritual done in many cultures in which a man pledges his daughter to the son of a friend. 
B) Payments made by the family of the bride to the family of the groom. 
C) Payments made to cover the cost of rituals associated with marriage. 
D) Labor performed by the groom for the family of the bride. 
E) Gifts given to a newly married couple,particularly gifts associated with preparing and serving food.

Question 2

The "cultural defense" is not considered a mitigating circumstance in U.S.courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When a society practices fraternal polyandry:

Accepted Answer

A) Brothers share a wife. 
B) It is the younger brother's responsibility to find a bride for the older brother. 
C) Two sisters are married to two brothers. 
D) They always also practice sororal polygyny. 
E) Women have much more power than men. 
A) Brothers share a wife. 
B) It is the younger brother's responsibility to find a bride for the older brother. 
C) Two sisters are married to two brothers. 
D) They always also practice sororal polygyny. 
E) Women have much more power than men.

Question 4

Which of the following correctly characterizes relations between children and their divorced fathers in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) In most cases,divorced fathers take an active role in raising their children. 
B) Almost half of the children of divorced parents have not seen their biological father for more than a year. 
C) Shared custody is common in the United States and most children see their biological fathers at least once a month. 
D) At least half of all children of divorced parents have legally severed relations with one of their parents,usually the father. 
E) Since divorced,non-custodial fathers tend to be permissive,their children's relationships with them tend to be warmer than those children's relations with their mothers. 
A) In most cases,divorced fathers take an active role in raising their children. 
B) Almost half of the children of divorced parents have not seen their biological father for more than a year. 
C) Shared custody is common in the United States and most children see their biological fathers at least once a month. 
D) At least half of all children of divorced parents have legally severed relations with one of their parents,usually the father. 
E) Since divorced,non-custodial fathers tend to be permissive,their children's relationships with them tend to be warmer than those children's relations with their mothers.

Question 5

Which are the most common types of preferential marriages?

Accepted Answer

A) Marriage with foreigners. 
B) Marriage with cross cousins. 
C) Marriage with siblings. 
D) Marriage into an elder generation. 
E) Marriage to mother's sisters' children. 
A) Marriage with foreigners. 
B) Marriage with cross cousins. 
C) Marriage with siblings. 
D) Marriage into an elder generation. 
E) Marriage to mother's sisters' children.

Question 6

With regard to the stability of a marriage,bridewealth payments:

Accepted Answer

A) Have no effect. 
B) Have a destabilizing effect. 
C) Tend to stabilize marriages. 
D) Make it easier for a husband to leave his wife than for her to leave him. 
E) Make it easier for a wife to leave her husband than for him to leave her. 
A) Have no effect. 
B) Have a destabilizing effect. 
C) Tend to stabilize marriages. 
D) Make it easier for a husband to leave his wife than for her to leave him. 
E) Make it easier for a wife to leave her husband than for him to leave her.

Question 7

If your society has avunculocal residence,then,after marriage,a new couple will be expected to live with:

Accepted Answer

A) The husband's family. 
B) The wife's family. 
C) The chief's family. 
D) Their maternal grandmother's family. 
E) The husband's mother's brother's family. 
A) The husband's family. 
B) The wife's family. 
C) The chief's family. 
D) Their maternal grandmother's family. 
E) The husband's mother's brother's family.

Question 8

In most cases,in pre-modern societies,the elderly are respected:

Accepted Answer

A) When they have wealth,power,and descendents. 
B) To a far greater extent than in most modern societies. 
C) But only after they have grandchildren. 
D) If they are male.If they are female,not so much. 
E) Because they control access to land and water. 
A) When they have wealth,power,and descendents. 
B) To a far greater extent than in most modern societies. 
C) But only after they have grandchildren. 
D) If they are male.If they are female,not so much. 
E) Because they control access to land and water.

Question 9

Which of the following is the most important function of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) Agreement between parties to maximize sexual competition. 
B) Creation of a stable environment in which to raise children. 
C) Arrangement between families for economic gains. 
D) Accord between individuals so that they can obtain political status. 
E) Ritual ordained by religion so that the church can endure. 
A) Agreement between parties to maximize sexual competition. 
B) Creation of a stable environment in which to raise children. 
C) Arrangement between families for economic gains. 
D) Accord between individuals so that they can obtain political status. 
E) Ritual ordained by religion so that the church can endure.

Question 10

Incest taboos universally apply to:

Accepted Answer

A) Members of the same village. 
B) Mothers and sons. 
C) First cousins. 
D) Cross cousins but not parallel cousins. 
A) Members of the same village. 
B) Mothers and sons. 
C) First cousins. 
D) Cross cousins but not parallel cousins.

Question 11

The nuclear family appears to be well adapted to:

Accepted Answer

A) Horticulture. 
B) Pastoralism. 
C) Warfare. 
D) Intensive cultivation. 
E) Industrialization. 
A) Horticulture. 
B) Pastoralism. 
C) Warfare. 
D) Intensive cultivation. 
E) Industrialization.

Question 12

How is dowry different from bridewealth?

Accepted Answer

Bridewealth is the transfer of

Question 13

In societies that practice preferential marriage,when there is no available partner,the individuals remain unmarried.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In premodern Chinese families,as women with male children grew older:

Accepted Answer

A) They were increasingly oppressed and marginalized in their families. 
B) They tended to become more powerful,often becoming the dominant person in the household. 
C) They were often discarded by their husbands in favor of younger,sexier wives. 
D) Relations between them and their husbands tended to grow increasingly contentious. 
E) They often divorced and sought out new,more powerful husbands. 
A) They were increasingly oppressed and marginalized in their families. 
B) They tended to become more powerful,often becoming the dominant person in the household. 
C) They were often discarded by their husbands in favor of younger,sexier wives. 
D) Relations between them and their husbands tended to grow increasingly contentious. 
E) They often divorced and sought out new,more powerful husbands.

Question 15

In India,the use of dowry is increasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the United States,single motherhood is increasing today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Although the use of dowry was typical in Indian culture,it is now illegal to demand dowry as a precondition for marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The main function of bridewealth is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Assure that the new family has sufficient wealth to support itself. 
B) Increase the status of the bride's family. 
C) Legitimate the marriage. 
D) Reimburse the bride's family for her high school fees. 
E) Provide the bride and groom with furnishings for their new home. 
A) Assure that the new family has sufficient wealth to support itself. 
B) Increase the status of the bride's family. 
C) Legitimate the marriage. 
D) Reimburse the bride's family for her high school fees. 
E) Provide the bride and groom with furnishings for their new home.

Question 19

A critical problem faced by the Na is:

Accepted Answer

A) Dealing with a culturally powerful Chinese government that disapproves of Na practices. 
B) Continual food shortages. 
C) The fact that children rarely know who their parents really are. 
D) The fact that their marriage system is unnatural and therefore difficult to sustain. 
E) Constant conflict between fathers who want rights to their children and mothers who deny fathers such rights. 
A) Dealing with a culturally powerful Chinese government that disapproves of Na practices. 
B) Continual food shortages. 
C) The fact that children rarely know who their parents really are. 
D) The fact that their marriage system is unnatural and therefore difficult to sustain. 
E) Constant conflict between fathers who want rights to their children and mothers who deny fathers such rights.

Question 20

The fact that neolocal families are common in many industrialized societies is related to:

Accepted Answer

A) The high rate of divorce in such societies. 
B) The high levels of mobility common in such societies. 
C) The government assistance to both the poor and the housing industry common in such societies. 
D) The declining role of religion in such societies. 
E) The marginalization of women in such societies. 
A) The high rate of divorce in such societies. 
B) The high levels of mobility common in such societies. 
C) The government assistance to both the poor and the housing industry common in such societies. 
D) The declining role of religion in such societies. 
E) The marginalization of women in such societies.

Which of the following correctly defines "bride service"?

The "cultural defense" is not considered a mitigating circumstance in U.S.courts.

When a society practices fraternal polyandry:

Which of the following correctly characterizes relations between children and their divorced fathers in the United States?

Which are the most common types of preferential marriages?

With regard to the stability of a marriage,bridewealth payments:

If your society has avunculocal residence,then,after marriage,a new couple will be expected to live with:

In most cases,in pre-modern societies,the elderly are respected:

Which of the following is the most important function of marriage?

Incest taboos universally apply to:

The nuclear family appears to be well adapted to:

How is dowry different from bridewealth?

In societies that practice preferential marriage,when there is no available partner,the individuals remain unmarried.

In premodern Chinese families,as women with male children grew older:

In India,the use of dowry is increasing.

In the United States,single motherhood is increasing today.

Although the use of dowry was typical in Indian culture,it is now illegal to demand dowry as a precondition for marriage.

The main function of bridewealth is to:

A critical problem faced by the Na is:

The fact that neolocal families are common in many industrialized societies is related to:

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Exam 8: Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Which of the following correctly defines "bride service"?

The "cultural defense" is not considered a mitigating circumstance in U.S.courts.

When a society practices fraternal polyandry:

Which of the following correctly characterizes relations between children and their divorced fathers in the United States?

Which are the most common types of preferential marriages?

With regard to the stability of a marriage,bridewealth payments:

If your society has avunculocal residence,then,after marriage,a new couple will be expected to live with:

In most cases,in pre-modern societies,the elderly are respected:

Which of the following is the most important function of marriage?

Incest taboos universally apply to:

The nuclear family appears to be well adapted to:

How is dowry different from bridewealth?

In societies that practice preferential marriage,when there is no available partner,the individuals remain unmarried.

In premodern Chinese families,as women with male children grew older:

In India,the use of dowry is increasing.

In the United States,single motherhood is increasing today.

Although the use of dowry was typical in Indian culture,it is now illegal to demand dowry as a precondition for marriage.

The main function of bridewealth is to:

A critical problem faced by the Na is:

The fact that neolocal families are common in many industrialized societies is related to:

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