Question 1

After reaching an all-time low in the 1970s, the frequency of nuclear families in North America has been steadily increasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In matrilineal societies

Accepted Answer

A) daughters become lifetime members of their mother's group, but sons belong to their father's group. 
B) sons become lifetime members of their mother's group, but daughters belong to their father's group. 
C) descent groups include only the children of the group's women. 
D) descent groups include only the children of the group's men. 
E) postmarriage residence tends to be patrilocal. 
A) daughters become lifetime members of their mother's group, but sons belong to their father's group. 
B) sons become lifetime members of their mother's group, but daughters belong to their father's group. 
C) descent groups include only the children of the group's women. 
D) descent groups include only the children of the group's men. 
E) postmarriage residence tends to be patrilocal.

Question 3

In tribal societies, unlike industrial ones, marriage entails only an agreement between the people getting married; descent groups play only a minor role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss how Lobola is insurance against divorce.List what types of cultures may require this type of marital exchange.

Accepted Answer

Lobola, also known as bride price, is a

Question 5

__________ refers to sexual relations with someone considered to be a close relative.

Accepted Answer

A) Levirate 
B) Sororate 
C) Polyandry 
D) Incest 
E) Exogamy 
A) Levirate 
B) Sororate 
C) Polyandry 
D) Incest 
E) Exogamy

Question 6

Determine how the BaThonga of Mozambique's practice of giving lobola (substantial gifts to bride's family) affects their marriages.

Accepted Answer

The practice of giving lobola, or substa

Question 7

In patrilineal societies, lobolalike gifts

Accepted Answer

A) ensure the wealth of the wife. 
B) ensure the wealth of the children. 
C) make the children born to the woman full members of her husband's descent group. 
D) make the husband part of the wife's descent group. 
E) has little effect on descent groups. 
A) ensure the wealth of the wife. 
B) ensure the wealth of the children. 
C) make the children born to the woman full members of her husband's descent group. 
D) make the husband part of the wife's descent group. 
E) has little effect on descent groups.

Question 8

In industrialized nations, extended families are more common among the lower class than among the upper class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

__________ refers to a unilineal descent group whose members claim, but cannot demonstrate, common descent from an apical ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A) Clan 
B) Lineage 
C) Extended family 
D) Family of procreation 
E) Family of orientation 
A) Clan 
B) Lineage 
C) Extended family 
D) Family of procreation 
E) Family of orientation

Question 10

If a man marries his deceased brother's widow, it is a levirate marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Your family of procreation is the one in which you were born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the main differences between descent groups and nuclear families is that

Accepted Answer

A) descent groups are typically not involved with politics, while nuclear families are. 
B) nuclear families are always exogamous, while descent groups are always endogamous. 
C) descent groups are permanent, while nuclear families are not. 
D) members of descent groups are called affines, while members of nuclear families are consanguines. 
E) nuclear families are found only in industrial societies, while descent groups are found only in foraging societies. 
A) descent groups are typically not involved with politics, while nuclear families are. 
B) nuclear families are always exogamous, while descent groups are always endogamous. 
C) descent groups are permanent, while nuclear families are not. 
D) members of descent groups are called affines, while members of nuclear families are consanguines. 
E) nuclear families are found only in industrial societies, while descent groups are found only in foraging societies.

Question 13

List six things that Leach argued marriage can accomplish.Discuss how these could be accomplished in a same sex marriage.

Accepted Answer

Leach argued that marriage can accomplis

Question 14

In rural Greece, some p brides receive a wealth transfer from their mothers as a kind of trust fund for her marriage

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The statement, __________, is true.

Accepted Answer

A) "Polyandry is found only among mining communities in Madagascar" 
B) "Polyandry is a cultural adaptation to the high labor demands of rice cultivation" 
C) "polyandry is a cultural adaptation to mobility associated with male travel for trade, commerce, and warfare" 
D) "polyandry almost always takes the form of a sororate" 
E) "polyandry fails to meet Leach's criteria for marriage" 
A) "Polyandry is found only among mining communities in Madagascar" 
B) "Polyandry is a cultural adaptation to the high labor demands of rice cultivation" 
C) "polyandry is a cultural adaptation to mobility associated with male travel for trade, commerce, and warfare" 
D) "polyandry almost always takes the form of a sororate" 
E) "polyandry fails to meet Leach's criteria for marriage"

Question 16

Discuss the general patterns found in the family organization of foragers.

Accepted Answer

Foragers, or hunter-gatherer societies,

After reaching an all-time low in the 1970s, the frequency of nuclear families in North America has been steadily increasing.

In matrilineal societies

In tribal societies, unlike industrial ones, marriage entails only an agreement between the people getting married; descent groups play only a minor role.

Discuss how Lobola is insurance against divorce.List what types of cultures may require this type of marital exchange.

__________ refers to sexual relations with someone considered to be a close relative.

Determine how the BaThonga of Mozambique's practice of giving lobola (substantial gifts to bride's family) affects their marriages.

In patrilineal societies, lobolalike gifts

In industrialized nations, extended families are more common among the lower class than among the upper class.

__________ refers to a unilineal descent group whose members claim, but cannot demonstrate, common descent from an apical ancestor.

If a man marries his deceased brother's widow, it is a levirate marriage.

Your family of procreation is the one in which you were born.

One of the main differences between descent groups and nuclear families is that

List six things that Leach argued marriage can accomplish.Discuss how these could be accomplished in a same sex marriage.

In rural Greece, some p brides receive a wealth transfer from their mothers as a kind of trust fund for her marriage

The statement, __________, is true.

Discuss the general patterns found in the family organization of foragers.

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

After reaching an all-time low in the 1970s, the frequency of nuclear families in North America has been steadily increasing.

In matrilineal societies

In tribal societies, unlike industrial ones, marriage entails only an agreement between the people getting married; descent groups play only a minor role.

Discuss how Lobola is insurance against divorce.List what types of cultures may require this type of marital exchange.

__________ refers to sexual relations with someone considered to be a close relative.

Determine how the BaThonga of Mozambique's practice of giving lobola (substantial gifts to bride's family) affects their marriages.

In patrilineal societies, lobolalike gifts

In industrialized nations, extended families are more common among the lower class than among the upper class.

__________ refers to a unilineal descent group whose members claim, but cannot demonstrate, common descent from an apical ancestor.

If a man marries his deceased brother's widow, it is a levirate marriage.

Your family of procreation is the one in which you were born.

One of the main differences between descent groups and nuclear families is that

List six things that Leach argued marriage can accomplish.Discuss how these could be accomplished in a same sex marriage.

In rural Greece, some p brides receive a wealth transfer from their mothers as a kind of trust fund for her marriage

The statement, __________, is true.

Discuss the general patterns found in the family organization of foragers.

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