Question 1

The relatively high incidence of expanded family households among poorer North Americans is

Accepted Answer

A) the result of a patrilocal residence pattern. 
B) an adaptation to poverty. 
C) maladaptive, since smaller families would have fewer expenses. 
D) the result of bifurcate merging, a practice brought to the United States by Scotch-Irish immigrants during the early part of the 20th century. 
E) the reason welfare in the United States is ineffective. 
A) the result of a patrilocal residence pattern. 
B) an adaptation to poverty. 
C) maladaptive, since smaller families would have fewer expenses. 
D) the result of bifurcate merging, a practice brought to the United States by Scotch-Irish immigrants during the early part of the 20th century. 
E) the reason welfare in the United States is ineffective.

Question 2

Polygyny is

Accepted Answer

A) a situation in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time. 
B) the custom whereby a wife marries the brother of her dead husband. 
C) the type of marriage that follows divorce. 
D) the custom whereby a widower marries the sister of his dead wife. 
E) a situation in which a man has more than one wife at the same time. 
A) a situation in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time. 
B) the custom whereby a wife marries the brother of her dead husband. 
C) the type of marriage that follows divorce. 
D) the custom whereby a widower marries the sister of his dead wife. 
E) a situation in which a man has more than one wife at the same time.

Question 3

The anthropological term for a socially recognized mother is

Accepted Answer

A) mater. 
B) genitor. 
C) mother of orientation. 
D) pater. 
E) mother of procreation. 
A) mater. 
B) genitor. 
C) mother of orientation. 
D) pater. 
E) mother of procreation.

Question 4

Incest taboo

Accepted Answer

A) only exists in societies that practice patrilocal residence. 
B) is a feature of a capitalist economy. 
C) does not eliminate incest. 
D) has a genetic basis. 
E) is not documented in classic ethnographies. 
A) only exists in societies that practice patrilocal residence. 
B) is a feature of a capitalist economy. 
C) does not eliminate incest. 
D) has a genetic basis. 
E) is not documented in classic ethnographies.

Question 5

Discuss ways in which kinship and descent help human populations adapt to their environments.

Accepted Answer

Kinship and descent play a crucial role

Question 6

A descent group consists of a married couple and their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Substantial gifts given by the bride's family or kin is

Accepted Answer

A) bride theft 
B) elopement 
C) dowry 
D) bridewealth 
E) cross-cousin marriage 
A) bride theft 
B) elopement 
C) dowry 
D) bridewealth 
E) cross-cousin marriage

Question 8

Industrialization increases mobility, which has played a major role in the decline of extended families in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Life at Home study based on middle-class people who either owned or were buying homes found that American life centered on the

Accepted Answer

A) family room. 
B) kitchen. 
C) car. 
D) bedroom. 
E) living room. 
A) family room. 
B) kitchen. 
C) car. 
D) bedroom. 
E) living room.

Question 12

Divorce is more common in matrilineal/matrilocal societies than it is in patrilineal/patrilocal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the major similarities and differences between nuclear families, extended families, and descent groups (e.g., lineages and clans).

Accepted Answer

Nuclear families, extended families, and

Question 14

List ways that industrialism affected North American family organization.

Accepted Answer

Industrialism affected North American fa

Question 15

__________ is a nonhuman apical ancestor of a clan.

Accepted Answer

A) Tarawad 
B) Sororate 
C) Levirate 
D) Totem 
E) Pater 
A) Tarawad 
B) Sororate 
C) Levirate 
D) Totem 
E) Pater

Question 16

Examine how marriage functions as a kind of group alliance, and determine what role bridewealth and dowries play in creating and maintaining marriage alliances.

Accepted Answer

Marriage functions as a kind of group al

Question 17

Lobolo is a substantial gift to be given before, at, or after a marriage

Accepted Answer

A) by the wife to her husband. 
B) by the husband to his wife. 
C) by the wife's kin to her husband. 
D) by the wife's kin to her husband's kin. 
E) by the husband and his kin to the wife and her kin. 
A) by the wife to her husband. 
B) by the husband to his wife. 
C) by the wife's kin to her husband. 
D) by the wife's kin to her husband's kin. 
E) by the husband and his kin to the wife and her kin.

Question 18

__________ is the postmarital residence pattern in which a married couple is expected to live in the husband's community.

Accepted Answer

A) Neolocality 
B) Patrilocality 
C) Matrilocality 
D) Ambilocality 
E) Uxorilocality 
A) Neolocality 
B) Patrilocality 
C) Matrilocality 
D) Ambilocality 
E) Uxorilocality

Question 19

Detail how divorce can vary cross-culturally.List factors that affect the ease (or difficulty) and frequency of divorce.

Accepted Answer

Divorce can vary cross-culturally due to

Question 20

Lobola is insurance against divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The relatively high incidence of expanded family households among poorer North Americans is

Polygyny is

The anthropological term for a socially recognized mother is

Incest taboo

Discuss ways in which kinship and descent help human populations adapt to their environments.

A descent group consists of a married couple and their children.

Substantial gifts given by the bride's family or kin is

Industrialization increases mobility, which has played a major role in the decline of extended families in the United States.

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

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

The Life at Home study based on middle-class people who either owned or were buying homes found that American life centered on the

Divorce is more common in matrilineal/matrilocal societies than it is in patrilineal/patrilocal societies.

Discuss the major similarities and differences between nuclear families, extended families, and descent groups (e.g., lineages and clans).

List ways that industrialism affected North American family organization.

__________ is a nonhuman apical ancestor of a clan.

Examine how marriage functions as a kind of group alliance, and determine what role bridewealth and dowries play in creating and maintaining marriage alliances.

Lobolo is a substantial gift to be given before, at, or after a marriage

__________ is the postmarital residence pattern in which a married couple is expected to live in the husband's community.

Detail how divorce can vary cross-culturally.List factors that affect the ease (or difficulty) and frequency of divorce.

Lobola is insurance against divorce.

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

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Exam 13: Families, Kinship, and Marriage

The relatively high incidence of expanded family households among poorer North Americans is

Polygyny is

The anthropological term for a socially recognized mother is

Incest taboo

Discuss ways in which kinship and descent help human populations adapt to their environments.

A descent group consists of a married couple and their children.

Substantial gifts given by the bride's family or kin is

Industrialization increases mobility, which has played a major role in the decline of extended families in the United States.

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

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

The Life at Home study based on middle-class people who either owned or were buying homes found that American life centered on the

Divorce is more common in matrilineal/matrilocal societies than it is in patrilineal/patrilocal societies.

Discuss the major similarities and differences between nuclear families, extended families, and descent groups (e.g., lineages and clans).

List ways that industrialism affected North American family organization.

__________ is a nonhuman apical ancestor of a clan.

Examine how marriage functions as a kind of group alliance, and determine what role bridewealth and dowries play in creating and maintaining marriage alliances.

Lobolo is a substantial gift to be given before, at, or after a marriage

__________ is the postmarital residence pattern in which a married couple is expected to live in the husband's community.

Detail how divorce can vary cross-culturally.List factors that affect the ease (or difficulty) and frequency of divorce.

Lobola is insurance against divorce.

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