Question 1

Incest is a cultural universal that is defined the same way by all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) sororate marriage 
B) serial polyandry 
C) filial marriage 
D) levirate marriage 
E) fraternal marriage 
A) sororate marriage 
B) serial polyandry 
C) filial marriage 
D) levirate marriage 
E) fraternal marriage

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

"A person can have multiple spouses without ever getting divorced." Using the concepts you have learned in this chapter, explain this seemingly contradictory statement.

Accepted Answer

The statement "A person can have multipl

Question 5

What term refers to the culturally sanctioned practice of marrying someone within a group to which one belongs?

Accepted Answer

A) incest 
B) exogamy 
C) hypogamy 
D) endogamy 
E) endosperm 
A) incest 
B) exogamy 
C) hypogamy 
D) endogamy 
E) endosperm

Question 6

What are some of the differences between endogamy and exogamy, and how absolute is the distinction implied by these terms? Use examples to illustrate your argument.

Accepted Answer

Endogamy and exogamy are both terms used

Question 7

What is the term that anthropologists use to identify ego's socially recognized father?

Accepted Answer

A) pater 
B) genitor 
C) creator 
D) father 
E) mater 
A) pater 
B) genitor 
C) creator 
D) father 
E) mater

Question 8

Although the incest taboo is a cultural universal, cultures define incest differently.For example, in many cultures it is incestuous to marry parallel cousins but not cross cousins.What is the difference?

Accepted Answer

A) The children of two brothers or two sisters are parallel cousins.The children of a brother and a sister are cross cousins. 
B) Parallel cousins are socially recognized relatives, but cross cousins are true biological cousins. 
C) The children of a brother and a sister are parallel cousins.The children of two brothers or two sisters are cross cousins. 
D) Parallel cousins are true biological cousins, whereas cross cousins are simply socially recognized relatives. 
E) There is no symbolic difference between the two, only a biological difference. 
A) The children of two brothers or two sisters are parallel cousins.The children of a brother and a sister are cross cousins. 
B) Parallel cousins are socially recognized relatives, but cross cousins are true biological cousins. 
C) The children of a brother and a sister are parallel cousins.The children of two brothers or two sisters are cross cousins. 
D) Parallel cousins are true biological cousins, whereas cross cousins are simply socially recognized relatives. 
E) There is no symbolic difference between the two, only a biological difference.

Question 9

Which of the following marital customs functions to maintain distinctions between groups?

Accepted Answer

A) progeny price 
B) levirate 
C) sororate 
D) sororal polygyny 
E) endogamy 
A) progeny price 
B) levirate 
C) sororate 
D) sororal polygyny 
E) endogamy

Question 10

The children of your father's sister are called your cross cousins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements about polygynous marriages is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are characteristic of high social instability, as with serial monogamy in southern California and Washington, D.C. 
B)  They frequently involve a hierarchical arrangement among the wives. 
C)  They are associated with male infanticide. 
D)  They are characterized by there being more than one husband in a single household. 
E)  They tend to occur in societies that have 
A)  They are characteristic of high social instability, as with serial monogamy in southern California and Washington, D.C. 
B)  They frequently involve a hierarchical arrangement among the wives. 
C)  They are associated with male infanticide. 
D)  They are characterized by there being more than one husband in a single household. 
E)  They tend to occur in societies that have

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Divorce tends to be more common

Accepted Answer

A) when the dowry is very small. 
B) when marriages are political alliances between groups. 
C) in matrilineal than in patrilineal societies. 
D) in societies in which marriage residence is patrilocal. 
E) in all societies when romance fails. 
A) when the dowry is very small. 
B) when marriages are political alliances between groups. 
C) in matrilineal than in patrilineal societies. 
D) in societies in which marriage residence is patrilocal. 
E) in all societies when romance fails.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) It is found only among fishing communities in Madagascar. 
B) It is a cultural adaptation to the high labor demands of rice cultivation. 
C) It is a cultural adaptation to mobility associated with male travel for trade, commerce, and warfare. 
D) It is almost always sororate. 
E) It is legal in the United States. 
A) It is found only among fishing communities in Madagascar. 
B) It is a cultural adaptation to the high labor demands of rice cultivation. 
C) It is a cultural adaptation to mobility associated with male travel for trade, commerce, and warfare. 
D) It is almost always sororate. 
E) It is legal in the United States.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Levirate and sororate marriage are socia

Question 17

Exogamy is the practice of seeking out a mate within one's own social group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Among the Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil, as in many societies with unilineal descent, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Marriage between parallel cousins is preferred, whereas marriage between cross cousins is considered incest. 
B) Marriage between cross cousins is preferred; marriage between parallel cousins is considered incest. 
C) Marriage between first cousins is preferred, but marriage between second cousins is considered incest. 
D) Marriage between sororate cousins is preferred, although marriage between levirate cousins is considered incest. 
E) Marriage between Crow cousins is preferred; marriage between Omaha cousins is considered incest. 
A) Marriage between parallel cousins is preferred, whereas marriage between cross cousins is considered incest. 
B) Marriage between cross cousins is preferred; marriage between parallel cousins is considered incest. 
C) Marriage between first cousins is preferred, but marriage between second cousins is considered incest. 
D) Marriage between sororate cousins is preferred, although marriage between levirate cousins is considered incest. 
E) Marriage between Crow cousins is preferred; marriage between Omaha cousins is considered incest.

Question 19

Native American berdaches were permitted to marry men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A new view of early human origins suggests that the emergence of a pair bond between male and female would have allowed humans to recognize their relatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Incest is a cultural universal that is defined the same way by all cultures.

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

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

"A person can have multiple spouses without ever getting divorced." Using the concepts you have learned in this chapter, explain this seemingly contradictory statement.

What term refers to the culturally sanctioned practice of marrying someone within a group to which one belongs?

What are some of the differences between endogamy and exogamy, and how absolute is the distinction implied by these terms? Use examples to illustrate your argument.

What is the term that anthropologists use to identify ego's socially recognized father?

Although the incest taboo is a cultural universal, cultures define incest differently.For example, in many cultures it is incestuous to marry parallel cousins but not cross cousins.What is the difference?

Which of the following marital customs functions to maintain distinctions between groups?

The children of your father's sister are called your cross cousins.

Which of the following statements about polygynous marriages is true?

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

In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.

Divorce tends to be more common

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

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

Exogamy is the practice of seeking out a mate within one's own social group.

Among the Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil, as in many societies with unilineal descent, which of the following is true?

Native American berdaches were permitted to marry men.

A new view of early human origins suggests that the emergence of a pair bond between male and female would have allowed humans to recognize their relatives.

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Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

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Ethnicity and Race

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Exam 11: Marriage

Incest is a cultural universal that is defined the same way by all cultures.

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

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

"A person can have multiple spouses without ever getting divorced." Using the concepts you have learned in this chapter, explain this seemingly contradictory statement.

What term refers to the culturally sanctioned practice of marrying someone within a group to which one belongs?

What are some of the differences between endogamy and exogamy, and how absolute is the distinction implied by these terms? Use examples to illustrate your argument.

What is the term that anthropologists use to identify ego's socially recognized father?

Although the incest taboo is a cultural universal, cultures define incest differently.For example, in many cultures it is incestuous to marry parallel cousins but not cross cousins.What is the difference?

Which of the following marital customs functions to maintain distinctions between groups?

The children of your father's sister are called your cross cousins.

Which of the following statements about polygynous marriages is true?

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

In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.

Divorce tends to be more common

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

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

Exogamy is the practice of seeking out a mate within one's own social group.

Among the Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil, as in many societies with unilineal descent, which of the following is true?

Native American berdaches were permitted to marry men.

A new view of early human origins suggests that the emergence of a pair bond between male and female would have allowed humans to recognize their relatives.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters