Exam 20: Marriage

Anthropologist Edmund Leach (1955)observed that,depending on the society,several different kinds of rights are allocated by marriage.According to Leach,marriage can but doesn't always accomplish each of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following statements about polyandry is most likely true?

Polyandry is common and practiced under a wide range of conditions.

In a society with two exogamous lineages or moieties,who is the preferred cross-cousin bride for a male ego?

What term refers to one of two descent groups in a given population?

In almost all cases of marriage in nonindustrial societies,some kind of preexisting social relationship between any two individuals helps determine whether they may marry.

How do the rules of endogamy function in society?

All of the following are a form of polygamy EXCEPT

Discuss some of the social functions of levirate and sororate marriage,and identify the sociocultural context of these customs.

There is no simple or universally accepted explanation for the fact that nearly all cultures ban incest.However,the most accepted explanation for the incest taboo is

Does the practice of paying a dowry necessarily imply gender inequality?

What is the name of the custom by which a widower marries the sister of his deceased wife?

Same-sex marriages are not culturally viable institutions.

A lobola,a substantial marital gift from the husband and his kin to the wife and her kin among the BaThonga of Mozambique,is

Using what you know about cross-cultural comparisons of marital practices,discuss the following statement: Serial monogamy is the result of a cultural emphasis on individualism,whereas polygamy is the result of a cultural emphasis on social responsibility.

The biological degeneration explanation for the incest taboo has won over supporters because of universal concerns about biology.

Cross-culturally,divorce is known only in industrialized societies where a high percentage of women are gainfully employed.

Although briefly popular after its introduction,online dating never became a significant part of the marriage market.

With polyandry,a woman takes more than one husband at one time.

Royal endogamy among Hawaiians functioned to limit the number of conflicts about royal succession-an explanation that serves as an example of the latent function of a social custom.