Question 1

An example of the use of endogamous marriage in a chiefdom would be a marriage between the chief and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the daughter of a political ally 
B)  his first cousin or his sister 
C)  a woman captured from another tribe 
D)  a patron goddess of his ancestors 
A)  the daughter of a political ally 
B)  his first cousin or his sister 
C)  a woman captured from another tribe 
D)  a patron goddess of his ancestors

Question 2

Discuss the social organization of chiefdoms. You should include such things as rank and status, family and kinship, and marriage and residence rules. Explain how these aspects of culture are interrelated.

Accepted Answer

Chiefdoms are a form of social organizat

Question 3

What are age sets and age grades? In what types of societies are these usually found? Using one cultural example from your text, describe how age-set and age-grade systems work and the functions they serve.

Accepted Answer

Age sets and age grades are social syste

Question 4

The dominance of males over females was common in many chiefdom societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Social inequality is exemplified in the __________ of India. These social units are endogamous groupings into which a person is born and dies.

Accepted Answer

A)  purdah system 
B)  caste system 
C)  slavery system 
D)  achieved status norms 
A)  purdah system 
B)  caste system 
C)  slavery system 
D)  achieved status norms

Question 6

Because of both the strict marriage rules and postmarital residence rules found in hunter-gatherer societies, it is very difficult to obtain a divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In general, divorces are most common among societies that are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  patrilineal and patrilocal 
B)  matrilineal and matrilocal 
C)  organized into bilateral descent groups 
D)  polyandrous and avunculocal 
A)  patrilineal and patrilocal 
B)  matrilineal and matrilocal 
C)  organized into bilateral descent groups 
D)  polyandrous and avunculocal

Question 8

Polygyny was rare in chiefdom societies because it diluted the power of a single ruling lineage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the relationship between postmarital residence rules and the form of descent found in a society? How did patrilocal and matrilocal residence patterns arise? What is the possible relationship between warfare and residence rules?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between postmarital res

Question 10

Most cultures with matrilineal social organizations are found in matriarchal states where females have political and economic power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the difference between a closed society and an open society? Describe an example of each.

Accepted Answer

A closed society is one that is characte

Question 12

Cross-cultural research has shown that societies engaged in external warfare (warfare at long distances from home) develop matrilocal residence rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Deborah Gewertz, who has reexamined Margaret Mead's interpretations of the Tchambuli (Chambri), arrived at the conclusion that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chambri women are among the most aggressive in all human societies 
B)  Mead's interpretations failed to take specific historical circumstances into account 
C)  Chambri men were submissive due to frequent defeats in warfare 
D)  cultural values do not influence gender roles 
A)  Chambri women are among the most aggressive in all human societies 
B)  Mead's interpretations failed to take specific historical circumstances into account 
C)  Chambri men were submissive due to frequent defeats in warfare 
D)  cultural values do not influence gender roles

Question 14

A cross-cousin is the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When a married couple goes to live near the brother of the husband's mother, the postmarital residence pattern is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  avunculocal 
B)  matrilocal 
C)  patrilocal 
D)  fratrilocal 
A)  avunculocal 
B)  matrilocal 
C)  patrilocal 
D)  fratrilocal

Question 16

With industrialization the functions of the family changed. One of the major transformations was the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in the frequency of polyandrous marriages, especially those involving brothers 
B)  decrease in the mobility of members of the family since they were all tied to industrial production 
C)  increase in matrilocal residence and decrease in patrilocal residence 
D)  diminishing importance of the extended family and the emergence of the nuclear family 
A)  increase in the frequency of polyandrous marriages, especially those involving brothers 
B)  decrease in the mobility of members of the family since they were all tied to industrial production 
C)  increase in matrilocal residence and decrease in patrilocal residence 
D)  diminishing importance of the extended family and the emergence of the nuclear family

Question 17

A society that is organized into moieties has a particular social organization that structures it into which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  several competing patrilineal clans 
B)  a single, fictional family 
C)  a clear, pyramidal hierarchy 
D)  equal halves with specific functions 
A)  several competing patrilineal clans 
B)  a single, fictional family 
C)  a clear, pyramidal hierarchy 
D)  equal halves with specific functions

Question 18

Claude Lévi-Strauss has used the term "general exchange" to refer to a cycle of marital exchange in which, among Lineages A, B, and C, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  men of each lineage always marry within their lineage 
B)  men of Lineages A and B always marry women from Lineage C 
C)  Lineage B always gives women to Lineage A but takes its wives from Lineage C 
D)  men of each lineage always marry outside of their lineage 
A)  men of each lineage always marry within their lineage 
B)  men of Lineages A and B always marry women from Lineage C 
C)  Lineage B always gives women to Lineage A but takes its wives from Lineage C 
D)  men of each lineage always marry outside of their lineage

Question 19

During your lifetime you will probably be a member of two families: the family of orientation (the family into which you were born and enculturated) and the family of __________ (the family in which you will have or adopt children).

Accepted Answer

A)  acculturation 
B)  deculturation 
C)  procreation 
D)  socialization 
A)  acculturation 
B)  deculturation 
C)  procreation 
D)  socialization

Question 20

Which of the following is a function of bridewealth?

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteeing that a woman will be considered as personal property 
B)  compensation to her family for the loss of a woman's labor 
C)  freeing the husband of any responsibilities to the bride's kin group 
D)  paying for the costs of an elaborate wedding 
A)  guaranteeing that a woman will be considered as personal property 
B)  compensation to her family for the loss of a woman's labor 
C)  freeing the husband of any responsibilities to the bride's kin group 
D)  paying for the costs of an elaborate wedding

An example of the use of endogamous marriage in a chiefdom would be a marriage between the chief and __________.

Discuss the social organization of chiefdoms. You should include such things as rank and status, family and kinship, and marriage and residence rules. Explain how these aspects of culture are interrelated.

What are age sets and age grades? In what types of societies are these usually found? Using one cultural example from your text, describe how age-set and age-grade systems work and the functions they serve.

The dominance of males over females was common in many chiefdom societies.

Social inequality is exemplified in the __________ of India. These social units are endogamous groupings into which a person is born and dies.

Because of both the strict marriage rules and postmarital residence rules found in hunter-gatherer societies, it is very difficult to obtain a divorce.

In general, divorces are most common among societies that are __________.

Polygyny was rare in chiefdom societies because it diluted the power of a single ruling lineage.

What is the relationship between postmarital residence rules and the form of descent found in a society? How did patrilocal and matrilocal residence patterns arise? What is the possible relationship between warfare and residence rules?

Most cultures with matrilineal social organizations are found in matriarchal states where females have political and economic power.

What is the difference between a closed society and an open society? Describe an example of each.

Cross-cultural research has shown that societies engaged in external warfare (warfare at long distances from home) develop matrilocal residence rules.

Deborah Gewertz, who has reexamined Margaret Mead's interpretations of the Tchambuli (Chambri), arrived at the conclusion that __________.

A cross-cousin is the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

When a married couple goes to live near the brother of the husband's mother, the postmarital residence pattern is referred to as __________.

With industrialization the functions of the family changed. One of the major transformations was the __________.

A society that is organized into moieties has a particular social organization that structures it into which of the following?

Claude Lévi-Strauss has used the term "general exchange" to refer to a cycle of marital exchange in which, among Lineages A, B, and C, __________.

During your lifetime you will probably be a member of two families: the family of orientation (the family into which you were born and enculturated) and the family of __________ (the family in which you will have or adopt children).

Which of the following is a function of bridewealth?

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Exam 10: Social Structure, The Family, Gender, and Age

An example of the use of endogamous marriage in a chiefdom would be a marriage between the chief and __________.

Discuss the social organization of chiefdoms. You should include such things as rank and status, family and kinship, and marriage and residence rules. Explain how these aspects of culture are interrelated.

What are age sets and age grades? In what types of societies are these usually found? Using one cultural example from your text, describe how age-set and age-grade systems work and the functions they serve.

The dominance of males over females was common in many chiefdom societies.

Social inequality is exemplified in the __________ of India. These social units are endogamous groupings into which a person is born and dies.

Because of both the strict marriage rules and postmarital residence rules found in hunter-gatherer societies, it is very difficult to obtain a divorce.

In general, divorces are most common among societies that are __________.

Polygyny was rare in chiefdom societies because it diluted the power of a single ruling lineage.

What is the relationship between postmarital residence rules and the form of descent found in a society? How did patrilocal and matrilocal residence patterns arise? What is the possible relationship between warfare and residence rules?

Most cultures with matrilineal social organizations are found in matriarchal states where females have political and economic power.

What is the difference between a closed society and an open society? Describe an example of each.

Cross-cultural research has shown that societies engaged in external warfare (warfare at long distances from home) develop matrilocal residence rules.

Deborah Gewertz, who has reexamined Margaret Mead's interpretations of the Tchambuli (Chambri), arrived at the conclusion that __________.

A cross-cousin is the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

When a married couple goes to live near the brother of the husband's mother, the postmarital residence pattern is referred to as __________.

With industrialization the functions of the family changed. One of the major transformations was the __________.

A society that is organized into moieties has a particular social organization that structures it into which of the following?

Claude Lévi-Strauss has used the term "general exchange" to refer to a cycle of marital exchange in which, among Lineages A, B, and C, __________.

During your lifetime you will probably be a member of two families: the family of orientation (the family into which you were born and enculturated) and the family of __________ (the family in which you will have or adopt children).

Which of the following is a function of bridewealth?

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Anthropological Explanations

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