Question 1

In a(n) __________ society, women's status should be highest.

Accepted Answer

A) pastoral 
B) agricultural 
C) horticultural society experiencing considerable population pressure 
D) tropical foraging 
E) industrial state with high unemployment 
A) pastoral 
B) agricultural 
C) horticultural society experiencing considerable population pressure 
D) tropical foraging 
E) industrial state with high unemployment

Question 2

The worldwide increase in female-headed households does not stem from

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing divorce rates. 
B) male migration. 
C) unwed adolescent parenthood. 
D) civil strife. 
E) the idea that child care is a woman's responsibility. 
A) decreasing divorce rates. 
B) male migration. 
C) unwed adolescent parenthood. 
D) civil strife. 
E) the idea that child care is a woman's responsibility.

Question 3

Cross-culturally, women's activities tend to be associated with the home, while men are generally more active in the public domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The statement, __________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was believed to sap a man's vitality" 
B) "according to the Etoro, women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches" 
C) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted only about 100 days a year" 
D) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted to take place only in a couple's residence" 
E) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death" 
A) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was believed to sap a man's vitality" 
B) "according to the Etoro, women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches" 
C) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted only about 100 days a year" 
D) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted to take place only in a couple's residence" 
E) "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death"

Question 5

In general, the status of women

Accepted Answer

A) rises as dependence on food production intensifies. 
B) is higher in societies in which males do most of the work in food production. 
C) is higher among agriculturalists than it is among foragers. 
D) is higher in matrilineal societies than it is in patrilineal societies. 
E) is higher in Yanomami society than it is among the Betsileo of Madagascar. 
A) rises as dependence on food production intensifies. 
B) is higher in societies in which males do most of the work in food production. 
C) is higher among agriculturalists than it is among foragers. 
D) is higher in matrilineal societies than it is in patrilineal societies. 
E) is higher in Yanomami society than it is among the Betsileo of Madagascar.

Question 6

More than half of American households with incomes below the poverty line

Accepted Answer

A) are patrifocal. 
B) are extended. 
C) are headed by men. 
D) are headed by women. 
E) are headed by grandparents. 
A) are patrifocal. 
B) are extended. 
C) are headed by men. 
D) are headed by women. 
E) are headed by grandparents.

Question 7

Gender stratification tends to be extreme in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Male-female avoidance among the Etoro was linked to beliefs about the cycle of birth, physical growth, maturity, old age, and death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Gender stratification is

Accepted Answer

A) less pronounced among agriculturalists. 
B) includes societies where women control all the strategic resources. 
C) generally reduced when the domestic and public spheres are not sharply separated. 
D) allows women to become more powerful as the contribute more to the domestic sphere. 
E) allows women to become more powerful as the contribute less to the domestic sphere. 
A) less pronounced among agriculturalists. 
B) includes societies where women control all the strategic resources. 
C) generally reduced when the domestic and public spheres are not sharply separated. 
D) allows women to become more powerful as the contribute more to the domestic sphere. 
E) allows women to become more powerful as the contribute less to the domestic sphere.

Question 10

The __________ is an example of a matrilineal-matrifocal society.

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Yanomami 
C) Betsileo 
D) Etoro 
E) Minangkabau 
A) United States 
B) Yanomami 
C) Betsileo 
D) Etoro 
E) Minangkabau

Question 11

Cross-culturally, there are only two specific genders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Public dichotomy

Accepted Answer

A) tends to be more pronounced among agriculturalists than among foragers. 
B) tends to be more pronounced among foragers than among pastoralists. 
C) is not significant in urban industrial societies. 
D) is reinforced in American society by women working both inside and outside the home. 
E) is not present in the industrial states of the Western world. 
A) tends to be more pronounced among agriculturalists than among foragers. 
B) tends to be more pronounced among foragers than among pastoralists. 
C) is not significant in urban industrial societies. 
D) is reinforced in American society by women working both inside and outside the home. 
E) is not present in the industrial states of the Western world.

Question 14

Homosexual practices among the Etoro demonstrate that homosexuality is more pronounced in matrilocal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Cross-cultural studies indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) men contribute much more to subsistence than women do. 
B) a gender-based division of labor is very uncommon. 
C) in most societies, women tend to be the primary child caregivers. 
D) women generally are less restricted than men are with respect to premarital and extramarital sex. 
E) men never contribute to child care. 
A) men contribute much more to subsistence than women do. 
B) a gender-based division of labor is very uncommon. 
C) in most societies, women tend to be the primary child caregivers. 
D) women generally are less restricted than men are with respect to premarital and extramarital sex. 
E) men never contribute to child care.

Question 16

Single-parent families headed by women are becoming increasingly common because of male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that child care is women's responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The statement, __________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) "anthropologists view sexual orientation as learned, malleable, and culturally constructed" 
B) "culture plays a role in molding individual sexual urges toward a collective norm" 
C) "individuals differ in every society on the nature, range, and intensity of their sexual interests" 
D) "sexual orientation is genetically predetermined, and culture plays no role in its expression" 
E) "four forms of sexual orientation - heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality - are found throughout the world" 
A) "anthropologists view sexual orientation as learned, malleable, and culturally constructed" 
B) "culture plays a role in molding individual sexual urges toward a collective norm" 
C) "individuals differ in every society on the nature, range, and intensity of their sexual interests" 
D) "sexual orientation is genetically predetermined, and culture plays no role in its expression" 
E) "four forms of sexual orientation - heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality - are found throughout the world"

In a(n) __________ society, women's status should be highest.

The worldwide increase in female-headed households does not stem from

Cross-culturally, women's activities tend to be associated with the home, while men are generally more active in the public domain.

The statement, __________, is not true.

In general, the status of women

More than half of American households with incomes below the poverty line

Gender stratification tends to be extreme in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

Male-female avoidance among the Etoro was linked to beliefs about the cycle of birth, physical growth, maturity, old age, and death.

Gender stratification is

The __________ is an example of a matrilineal-matrifocal society.

Cross-culturally, there are only two specific genders.

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

Public dichotomy

Homosexual practices among the Etoro demonstrate that homosexuality is more pronounced in matrilocal societies.

Cross-cultural studies indicate that

Single-parent families headed by women are becoming increasingly common because of male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that child care is women's responsibility.

The statement, __________, is not true.

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Exam 14: Gender

In a(n) __________ society, women's status should be highest.

The worldwide increase in female-headed households does not stem from

Cross-culturally, women's activities tend to be associated with the home, while men are generally more active in the public domain.

The statement, __________, is not true.

In general, the status of women

More than half of American households with incomes below the poverty line

Gender stratification tends to be extreme in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

Male-female avoidance among the Etoro was linked to beliefs about the cycle of birth, physical growth, maturity, old age, and death.

Gender stratification is

The __________ is an example of a matrilineal-matrifocal society.

Cross-culturally, there are only two specific genders.

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

Public dichotomy

Homosexual practices among the Etoro demonstrate that homosexuality is more pronounced in matrilocal societies.

Cross-cultural studies indicate that

Single-parent families headed by women are becoming increasingly common because of male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that child care is women's responsibility.

The statement, __________, is not true.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters