Question 1

A nuclear family includes ego, ego's parents, and ego's grandparents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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

Question 5

A bifurcate merging kinship terminology distinguishes between collateral and lineal relatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

With patrilineal descent, someone takes his or her father's last name but recognizes descent through both parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In a lineal system of kinship terminology, which of the following pairs would be referred to by the same term?

Accepted Answer

A) M and FZ 
B) M and MZ 
C) FB and MB 
D) FB and FZ 
E) F and FB 
A) M and FZ 
B) M and MZ 
C) FB and MB 
D) FB and FZ 
E) F and FB

Question 8

"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 9

What term refers to the kind of descent in which people choose the descent group that they join?

Accepted Answer

A) neolineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) ambilineal 
D) matrilineal 
E) bilineal 
A) neolineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) ambilineal 
D) matrilineal 
E) bilineal

Question 10

U.S.kinship calculation is bilateral, traced equally through males and females; for example, father and mother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A lineal kinship terminology

Accepted Answer

A) is generally found in societies with patrilineal descent rules. 
B) uses two terms to identify ego's parents' siblings: one term for both FZ and MZ and another term for both FB and MB. 
C) is often found in association with the distinction between parallel and cross cousins. 
D) stresses relationships with collaterals. 
E) uses the same term to refer to M and MZ. 
A) is generally found in societies with patrilineal descent rules. 
B) uses two terms to identify ego's parents' siblings: one term for both FZ and MZ and another term for both FB and MB. 
C) is often found in association with the distinction between parallel and cross cousins. 
D) stresses relationships with collaterals. 
E) uses the same term to refer to M and MZ.

Question 12

What makes up ego's nuclear family of orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) parents and siblings 
B) spouse and offspring 
C) extended family 
D) lineal kin 
E) collateral kin 
A) parents and siblings 
B) spouse and offspring 
C) extended family 
D) lineal kin 
E) collateral kin

Question 13

What kind of kinship is most common in the contemporary United States?

Accepted Answer

A) matrilateral kinship 
B) bilateral kinship 
C) patrilateral kinship 
D) collateral kinship 
E) generational kinship 
A) matrilateral kinship 
B) bilateral kinship 
C) patrilateral kinship 
D) collateral kinship 
E) generational kinship

Question 14

Recent census data reveal that more U.S.women are now living without a husband than with one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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.

Question 16

Kinship terminology is a classification system, a taxonomy or typology.More generally, a taxonomic system

Accepted Answer

A) is based on how people perceive similarities and differences in the things being classified. 
B) is accurate only when based on Western science. 
C) is based on categories given by nature. 
D) usually changes with every generation. 
E) applies best to nonliving things. 
A) is based on how people perceive similarities and differences in the things being classified. 
B) is accurate only when based on Western science. 
C) is based on categories given by nature. 
D) usually changes with every generation. 
E) applies best to nonliving things.

Question 17

Like race, kinship is a cultural construction, in that it exhibits considerable cultural diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Between 1970 and 2012 the number of divorced Americans increased sixfold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which term refers to the family in which a child is raised?

Accepted Answer

A) family of procreation 
B) family of orientation 
C) family of nucleation 
D) genealogical family 
E) family of kin 
A) family of procreation 
B) family of orientation 
C) family of nucleation 
D) genealogical family 
E) family of kin

Question 20

After reaching an all-time low for the 20th century in the 1970s, the nuclear family is now making a rebound, accounting for a greater number of U.S.households each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A nuclear family includes ego, ego's parents, and ego's grandparents.

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

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

In a bifurcate merging kinship terminology, what is merged?

A bifurcate merging kinship terminology distinguishes between collateral and lineal relatives.

With patrilineal descent, someone takes his or her father's last name but recognizes descent through both parents.

In a lineal system of kinship terminology, which of the following pairs would be referred to by the same term?

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

What term refers to the kind of descent in which people choose the descent group that they join?

U.S.kinship calculation is bilateral, traced equally through males and females; for example, father and mother.

A lineal kinship terminology

What makes up ego's nuclear family of orientation?

What kind of kinship is most common in the contemporary United States?

Recent census data reveal that more U.S.women are now living without a husband than with one.

Like bifurcate merging kinship terminology, generational kinship terminology

Kinship terminology is a classification system, a taxonomy or typology.More generally, a taxonomic system

Like race, kinship is a cultural construction, in that it exhibits considerable cultural diversity.

Between 1970 and 2012 the number of divorced Americans increased sixfold.

Which term refers to the family in which a child is raised?

After reaching an all-time low for the 20^th century in the 1970s, the nuclear family is now making a rebound, accounting for a greater number of U.S.households each year.

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Exam 10: Families, Kinship, and Descent

A nuclear family includes ego, ego's parents, and ego's grandparents.

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

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

In a bifurcate merging kinship terminology, what is merged?

A bifurcate merging kinship terminology distinguishes between collateral and lineal relatives.

With patrilineal descent, someone takes his or her father's last name but recognizes descent through both parents.

In a lineal system of kinship terminology, which of the following pairs would be referred to by the same term?

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

What term refers to the kind of descent in which people choose the descent group that they join?

U.S.kinship calculation is bilateral, traced equally through males and females; for example, father and mother.

A lineal kinship terminology

What makes up ego's nuclear family of orientation?

What kind of kinship is most common in the contemporary United States?

Recent census data reveal that more U.S.women are now living without a husband than with one.

Like bifurcate merging kinship terminology, generational kinship terminology

Kinship terminology is a classification system, a taxonomy or typology.More generally, a taxonomic system

Like race, kinship is a cultural construction, in that it exhibits considerable cultural diversity.

Between 1970 and 2012 the number of divorced Americans increased sixfold.

Which term refers to the family in which a child is raised?

After reaching an all-time low for the 20th century in the 1970s, the nuclear family is now making a rebound, accounting for a greater number of U.S.households each year.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters

After reaching an all-time low for the 20^th century in the 1970s, the nuclear family is now making a rebound, accounting for a greater number of U.S.households each year.