Question 1

The higher proportion of expanded family households among poorer Americans has been explained as an adaptation to poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The most common postmarital residence rule is matrilocality,in which the married couple moves in with the husband's family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In a bifurcate merging kinship terminology,what is merged?

Accepted Answer

A)  same-sex siblings of each parent 
B)  members of the family of orientation and those of the family of procreation 
C)  affinal relatives and collateral relatives 
D)  affinal relatives and lineal relatives 
E)  lineal relatives and offspring 
A)  same-sex siblings of each parent 
B)  members of the family of orientation and those of the family of procreation 
C)  affinal relatives and collateral relatives 
D)  affinal relatives and lineal relatives 
E)  lineal relatives and offspring A

Question 4

In what kinds of situations would you expect to find ambilineal descent? Unilineal descent? Why?

Accepted Answer

Ambilineal descent is typically found in

Question 5

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"Anthropologists spend much of their time studying trivia like kinship." Do you agree with this statement? If so,why? If not,why not?

Accepted Answer

I do not agree with the statement that a

Question 7

In what kind of kinship calculation are kin ties traced equally through males and females?

Accepted Answer

A)  bilineal 
B)  bifurcate merging 
C)  bifurcate collateral 
D)  bilateral 
E)  biluminous 
A)  bilineal 
B)  bifurcate merging 
C)  bifurcate collateral 
D)  bilateral 
E)  biluminous

Question 8

A functional explanation attempts to correlate particular customs (in this case kinship terms)to other features of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the band and the clan 
B)  the lineage and the nuclear family 
C)  the extended family and the clan 
D)  the nuclear family and the band 
E)  the band and the extended family 
A)  the band and the clan 
B)  the lineage and the nuclear family 
C)  the extended family and the clan 
D)  the nuclear family and the band 
E)  the band and the extended family

Question 10

In North America,the relatively high incidence of expanded family households in the lower class is

Accepted Answer

A)  the reason why the families of lower-class urbanites are dysfunctional. 
B)  an important strategy the urban poor use to adapt to poverty. 
C)  maladaptive, since poor families should be smaller in order to cut down on expenses. 
D)  caused by bifurcate merging, a practice brought to the United States by Irish immigrants during the early part of the 20th century. 
E)  the result of enduring cultural ties to Europe. 
A)  the reason why the families of lower-class urbanites are dysfunctional. 
B)  an important strategy the urban poor use to adapt to poverty. 
C)  maladaptive, since poor families should be smaller in order to cut down on expenses. 
D)  caused by bifurcate merging, a practice brought to the United States by Irish immigrants during the early part of the 20th century. 
E)  the result of enduring cultural ties to Europe.

Question 11

Neolocal postmarital residence rules require newly married couples to establish their own residence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about bifurcate merging kinship terminologies is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They generally are found in societies with unilineal descent. 
B)  They use the same term to describe F and FB and the same term for M and MZ. 
C)  They generally are found in societies with unilocal residence patterns. 
D)  They often are found in association with the kinship distinction between parallel and cross cousins. 
E)  They use the same term to describe MB and FB. 
A)  They generally are found in societies with unilineal descent. 
B)  They use the same term to describe F and FB and the same term for M and MZ. 
C)  They generally are found in societies with unilocal residence patterns. 
D)  They often are found in association with the kinship distinction between parallel and cross cousins. 
E)  They use the same term to describe MB and FB.

Question 13

What does it mean that kinship,like race,is culturally constructed?

Accepted Answer

A)  The educational system is failing to educate people about real, biologically-based human relatedness. 
B)  Like race, kinship is a social fiction, with no real social consequence. 
C)  It is a phenomenon separated from other real aspects of society, such as economics and politics. 
D)  Studies of kinship tell us little about people's actual experiences, only about what they think those experiences are like. 
E)  Some genealogical kin are considered to be relatives whereas others are not, and the rules underlying such considerations vary across cultures. 
A)  The educational system is failing to educate people about real, biologically-based human relatedness. 
B)  Like race, kinship is a social fiction, with no real social consequence. 
C)  It is a phenomenon separated from other real aspects of society, such as economics and politics. 
D)  Studies of kinship tell us little about people's actual experiences, only about what they think those experiences are like. 
E)  Some genealogical kin are considered to be relatives whereas others are not, and the rules underlying such considerations vary across cultures.

Question 14

Although the nuclear family remains a cultural ideal for many Americans,nuclear families accounted for just 20 percent of American households in 2012.In fact,other domestic arrangements outnumber the traditional U.S.household five to one.All of the following are among the reasons for this trend EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  women are increasingly joining men in the workforce. 
B)  job demands compete with romantic attachments. 
C)  divorce rates have risen. 
D)  it is increasingly economically feasible for women to delay marriage and yet live away from their family of orientation. 
E)  contrary to expectations, the importance of kinship is growing in contemporary nations. 
A)  women are increasingly joining men in the workforce. 
B)  job demands compete with romantic attachments. 
C)  divorce rates have risen. 
D)  it is increasingly economically feasible for women to delay marriage and yet live away from their family of orientation. 
E)  contrary to expectations, the importance of kinship is growing in contemporary nations.

Question 15

What does ego represent in a depiction of a kinship system?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sense of distinct individuality that is present in any society 
B)  the emotional attachment felt by the people who use the system 
C)  the point of reference used to determine which kin terms go where 
D)  the boundary between one's kin group and outsiders 
E)  a gender-free way of reckoning kinship 
A)  the sense of distinct individuality that is present in any society 
B)  the emotional attachment felt by the people who use the system 
C)  the point of reference used to determine which kin terms go where 
D)  the boundary between one's kin group and outsiders 
E)  a gender-free way of reckoning kinship

Question 16

Traditionally,in some areas of the former Yugoslavia,several nuclear families were embedded in an extended family household called a zadruga.Among the Nayar in southern India,it was typical for people to live in matrilineal extended family compounds called tarawads.Descriptions of these two culturally specific cases highlight how

Accepted Answer

A)  children who grow up in stable kin groups are better off than those who don't. 
B)  the nuclear family is the only stable kin group arrangement. 
C)  nuclear families are extremely rare in terms of living arrangements. 
D)  extended family households are an adaptive strategy to extreme poverty. 
E)  there are many alternatives to the nuclear family. 
A)  children who grow up in stable kin groups are better off than those who don't. 
B)  the nuclear family is the only stable kin group arrangement. 
C)  nuclear families are extremely rare in terms of living arrangements. 
D)  extended family households are an adaptive strategy to extreme poverty. 
E)  there are many alternatives to the nuclear family.

Question 17

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  clan. 
B)  lineage. 
C)  extended family. 
D)  family of procreation. 
E)  family of orientation. 
A)  clan. 
B)  lineage. 
C)  extended family. 
D)  family of procreation. 
E)  family of orientation.

Question 18

What postmarital residence rule is most often found in societies with lineal kinship terminologies?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambilocal 
B)  neolocal 
C)  patrilocal 
D)  matrilocal 
E)  bilocal 
A)  ambilocal 
B)  neolocal 
C)  patrilocal 
D)  matrilocal 
E)  bilocal

Question 19

Which of the following kin types is NOT ego's lineal relative?

Accepted Answer

A)  M 
B)  B 
C)  MM 
D)  F 
E)  FF 
A)  M 
B)  B 
C)  MM 
D)  F 
E)  FF

Question 20

Like bifurcate merging kinship terminology,generational kinship terminology

Accepted Answer

A)  is common in North America. 
B)  makes sense only from the perspective of ego. 
C)  illustrates the complicated ways in which adults confuse their children about the realities of biology. 
D)  uses the same term for parents and their siblings, but lumping is more complete (there are only two terms for the parental generation). 
E)  uses the same term for parents and grandparents, so there is less lumping than in the bifurcate merging kinship system. 
A)  is common in North America. 
B)  makes sense only from the perspective of ego. 
C)  illustrates the complicated ways in which adults confuse their children about the realities of biology. 
D)  uses the same term for parents and their siblings, but lumping is more complete (there are only two terms for the parental generation). 
E)  uses the same term for parents and grandparents, so there is less lumping than in the bifurcate merging kinship system.

Exam 19: Families, Kinship, and Descent

The higher proportion of expanded family households among poorer Americans has been explained as an adaptation to poverty.

The most common postmarital residence rule is matrilocality,in which the married couple moves in with the husband's family.

In a bifurcate merging kinship terminology,what is merged?

In what kinds of situations would you expect to find ambilineal descent? Unilineal descent? Why?

Your family of procreation is the one into which you were born.

"Anthropologists spend much of their time studying trivia like kinship." Do you agree with this statement? If so,why? If not,why not?

In what kind of kinship calculation are kin ties traced equally through males and females?

A functional explanation attempts to correlate particular customs (in this case kinship terms)to other features of society.

What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

In North America,the relatively high incidence of expanded family households in the lower class is

Neolocal postmarital residence rules require newly married couples to establish their own residence.

Which of the following statements about bifurcate merging kinship terminologies is NOT true?

What does it mean that kinship,like race,is culturally constructed?

What does ego represent in a depiction of a kinship system?

A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)

What postmarital residence rule is most often found in societies with lineal kinship terminologies?

Which of the following kin types is NOT ego's lineal relative?

Like bifurcate merging kinship terminology,generational kinship terminology

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