Anthro 101 Quiz 3

Which of the following statements is true:

All are correct

Which of the following is a common characteristic of the "Eskimo" kinship terminology system?

Different terms distinguish between parents and the parents' siblings.

Which of the following statements about the Minangkabau culture is accurate?

It is the world's largest matrilineal culture.

The difference between cross-cousins and parallel cousins is defined by what factor?

The gender of the ego's parent of whom the cousin's parent is a sibling.

Which of the following statements, regarding how households and kinship are changing in contemporary times, is false:

The increase in industrial/digital societies is resulting in fewer nuclear households.

Brideprice refers to __________.

a gift to the bride's family from the groom's side

Large extended households are most prevalent in the __________ mode of livelihood.

agriculture

Romantic love:

can exist even in polyandrous marriage systems

Cultures can create kinship via which of the following:

descent, sharing, and marriage

A factor in high rates of wife abuse in rural Kentucky is __________.

geographical isolation

Three heterosexual couples are being married. Both the bride and groom of couple A are well-educated. The groom of couple B is from a much wealthier family than the bride. The bride of couple C is much taller than the groom. Which of the following sequences of terms is correctly applied to the three couples?

isogamy (couple A), hypergyny (couple B), hypogyny (couple C)

The research tool showing the relatives known by an individual or "ego" is a __________.

kinship diagram

Bilineal descent systems are __________.

less common than unilineal descent systems

The system of descent in which kinship is traced through the female line is called __________.

matrilineal

In the film 'Strange Relations', the first segment in North Africa tells a 'love marriage' story from a culture that practices which type of kinship:

patrilineal polygyny

Compared to a family, a household may include __________.

people who are not related by kinship

Neolocal residence for married couples is associated with __________.

the foraging mode of livelihood

Brideservice involves __________.

the groom working for the bride's family

Polyandry, as it is depicted in Goldstein's article and in the film 'Strange Relations', involves:

the potential for emotional hardship for all of those involved

In a patrilineal kinship system, a married couple is most likely to reside __________.

with or near the parents of the groom