Question 1

Although the nuclear family exists in many societies around the world, it is not a cultural universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The zadruga is a type of extended-family household in

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico. 
B) Malabar Coast of India. 
C) Eastern Siberia. 
D) Western Bosnia. 
E) Japan. 
A) Mexico. 
B) Malabar Coast of India. 
C) Eastern Siberia. 
D) Western Bosnia. 
E) Japan. D

Question 3

The custom of a dowry that goes to the husband's family correlates with

Accepted Answer

A) low male status. 
B) high male status. 
C) low female status. 
D) high female status. 
E) descent inheritance system. 
A) low male status. 
B) high male status. 
C) low female status. 
D) high female status. 
E) descent inheritance system. C

Question 4

The incest taboo is a cultural universal, but

Accepted Answer

A) not all cultures have one. 
B) not all cultures define incest the same way. 
C) not all cultures know about incest. 
D) some cultures have replaced it with the levirate. 
E) some cultures nevertheless encourage incest. 
A) not all cultures have one. 
B) not all cultures define incest the same way. 
C) not all cultures know about incest. 
D) some cultures have replaced it with the levirate. 
E) some cultures nevertheless encourage incest.

Question 5

__________ is the most stable social group among band societies with a seasonal pattern of population dispersal.

Accepted Answer

A) The lineage 
B) The band 
C) The nuclear family 
D) The clan 
E) The expanded family household 
A) The lineage 
B) The band 
C) The nuclear family 
D) The clan 
E) The expanded family household

Question 6

Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions; for instance, the number of wives a man has may be an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The statement, __________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) "divorce is more common now than it was a century ago" 
B) "the more substantial the joint property, the more complicated the divorce" 
C) "divorce is harder in a patrilineal society" 
D) "divorce is unique to industrialized nation-states" 
E) "substantial bridewealth discourages divorce" 
A) "divorce is more common now than it was a century ago" 
B) "the more substantial the joint property, the more complicated the divorce" 
C) "divorce is harder in a patrilineal society" 
D) "divorce is unique to industrialized nation-states" 
E) "substantial bridewealth discourages divorce"

Question 8

Exogamy is adaptive because it

Accepted Answer

A) increases the number of individuals that one can rely on in times of need. 
B) increases the likelihood that disadvantageous alleles will find phenotypic expression and eliminate them from the population. 
C) impedes peaceful relations among social groups and therefore promotes population expansion. 
D) was an important causal factor in the origin of the state. 
E) reduces the gene pool of a community. 
A) increases the number of individuals that one can rely on in times of need. 
B) increases the likelihood that disadvantageous alleles will find phenotypic expression and eliminate them from the population. 
C) impedes peaceful relations among social groups and therefore promotes population expansion. 
D) was an important causal factor in the origin of the state. 
E) reduces the gene pool of a community.

Question 9

Members of a clan claim (but cannot demonstrate) descent from a common apical ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In unilineal descent, one's ancestry is traced through either the male or the female line (not both).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compare endogamy and exogamy and determine how absolute the distinction is between the two.Use examples to illustrate your argument.

Accepted Answer

Endogamy and exogamy are two contrasting

Question 12

Taboos against incest prevent it from ever occurring in human societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The basic social units typically found in foraging societies are

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The custom in which a widow marries the brother of her deceased husband is a

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Tarawad is the Nayar word for nuclear family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

__________ refers to the practice of marrying a person outside of the group to which one belongs.

Accepted Answer

A) Incest 
B) Exogamy 
C) Hypogamy 
D) Endogamy 
E) Polygamy 
A) Incest 
B) Exogamy 
C) Hypogamy 
D) Endogamy 
E) Polygamy

Question 17

The family in which a child is raised is the

Accepted Answer

A) family of procreation. 
B) family of orientation. 
C) family of nucleation. 
D) levirate family. 
E) sororate family. 
A) family of procreation. 
B) family of orientation. 
C) family of nucleation. 
D) levirate family. 
E) sororate family.

Question 18

Rules of endogamy

Accepted Answer

A) prove that the incest taboo is not a cultural universal. 
B) encourage people to disregard social distinctions in choosing mates. 
C) tend to maintain social distinctions between groups. 
D) expand a population's gene pool. 
E) result in ever-widening kinship networks. 
A) prove that the incest taboo is not a cultural universal. 
B) encourage people to disregard social distinctions in choosing mates. 
C) tend to maintain social distinctions between groups. 
D) expand a population's gene pool. 
E) result in ever-widening kinship networks.

Question 19

The caste system of India is an extreme example of exogamy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Your nuclear family includes you, your parents, and your grandparents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Although the nuclear family exists in many societies around the world, it is not a cultural universal.

The zadruga is a type of extended-family household in

The custom of a dowry that goes to the husband's family correlates with

The incest taboo is a cultural universal, but

__________ is the most stable social group among band societies with a seasonal pattern of population dispersal.

Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions; for instance, the number of wives a man has may be an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.

The statement, __________, is not true.

Exogamy is adaptive because it

Members of a clan claim (but cannot demonstrate) descent from a common apical ancestor.

In unilineal descent, one's ancestry is traced through either the male or the female line (not both).

Compare endogamy and exogamy and determine how absolute the distinction is between the two.Use examples to illustrate your argument.

Taboos against incest prevent it from ever occurring in human societies.

The basic social units typically found in foraging societies are

The custom in which a widow marries the brother of her deceased husband is a

Tarawad is the Nayar word for nuclear family.

__________ refers to the practice of marrying a person outside of the group to which one belongs.

The family in which a child is raised is the

Rules of endogamy

The caste system of India is an extreme example of exogamy.

Your nuclear family includes you, your parents, and your grandparents.

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Exam 13: Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Although the nuclear family exists in many societies around the world, it is not a cultural universal.

The zadruga is a type of extended-family household in

The custom of a dowry that goes to the husband's family correlates with

The incest taboo is a cultural universal, but

__________ is the most stable social group among band societies with a seasonal pattern of population dispersal.

Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions; for instance, the number of wives a man has may be an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.

The statement, __________, is not true.

Exogamy is adaptive because it

Members of a clan claim (but cannot demonstrate) descent from a common apical ancestor.

In unilineal descent, one's ancestry is traced through either the male or the female line (not both).

Compare endogamy and exogamy and determine how absolute the distinction is between the two.Use examples to illustrate your argument.

Taboos against incest prevent it from ever occurring in human societies.

The basic social units typically found in foraging societies are

The custom in which a widow marries the brother of her deceased husband is a

Tarawad is the Nayar word for nuclear family.

__________ refers to the practice of marrying a person outside of the group to which one belongs.

The family in which a child is raised is the

Rules of endogamy

The caste system of India is an extreme example of exogamy.

Your nuclear family includes you, your parents, and your grandparents.

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

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters