SOC 162 Final

a. theft or burglary b. infidelity or premarital sex c. spousal abuse d. none of the above (b)

"Honor killings" are a response to what type(s) of activity in the Middle East?

Istanbul

According to Allan Duban and Cem Behar, __________ became the first Middle Eastern City whose population began what is known as the "demographic transition" toward low fertility rates.

her father's house

According to the text, a repudiated or divorced woman almost always returns to live at _________.

the diversity of functions they serve and their vital role in networks of communication. (check?)

According to the text, cities are defined as ______________.

Sudan

According to the text, female circumcision is almost universally practiced in which of the following countries?

religion

According to the text, the Western perception of Muslim women in that their status is solely determined by their ______________.

poor housing

According to the text, which of the following is a problem caused by urban growth in Middle Eastern cities.

False

Alimony is not a must when the husband divorced his wife.

city, Damascus, city

Among the first ____ on earth that appeared in the ME is _____. At about 5000 years old, it is one of the oldest existing ______.

a. divided by the Tigris River into 2 parts d. a burial home of many important people (a & b)

Baghdad is:

the capital of Iraq

Baghdad is:

a. gift of the wing b. beautiful land c. land of the brave d. b & c e. none of the above (e) really means:

Baghdad means:

5 million

Baghdad population in 1990 was around:

Late 8th century & beginning 9th century

Baghdad reached its folden age during:

human sexuality

Concepts of _______ lie at the core of the ideology that rationalizes male dominance and control.

Treuw

Cousin-marriage is not the dominant form of marriage in the ME and NA

a city in which more people live than can be properly employed

Hyperurbanization is a term used to describe ___________.

False

Immigration to the capital cities of the MENA represent a small percent in the total movement of population in that area.

a. sons b. fathers c. brothers d. all of the above (d)

In general, Middle Eastern women are brought up to find their primary ties and ultimate sources of economic security in their relationships with their ______.

the name of their oldest son

In general, spouses with children are referred to by ________.

False

In most divorce cases, the mother is given custody of the children.

families

In the Middle East, marriage is viewed as a union between ____________.

sons

In the Middle East, social recognition and inherent prestige are placed upon women who have _________.

a. high illiteracy rates b. basic mistrust of the government c. faulty birth registration d. traditions such as the 'evil eye' e. none of the above (e)

Most Middle East nations have census data. The old censuses are faulty. Which of the following is not a contributor to unreliable census figures?

get married early in their life

Most of the people in the Middle East until recently:

a. civilization b. refinement c. sophistication d. all of the above (d)

The Arabic word Madaniyya refers to the _________ of a city.

a. mahr b. sigheh c. mut'a d. kafa'a (a)

The _____ is the agreed upon sum of money or durable property that a husband agrees to pay his wife at any time prior to or during marriage or upon divorce.

approximately 40% of married women were utilizing contraceptive (? double check)

The article on Egypt's family planning, found that by 1988,

Egypt, Turkey, Yemen

The countries in the Middle East which export people abroad include:

True

The countries which recieve large immigration from abroad are located in the Gulf.

True

The cpital cities of the ME are among the largest cities in the area.

a shared Islamic ideology and practice

The foremost factor giving a degree of similarity to the Islamic world cities is:

False

The majority of the people in Middle East will be classified as rural by the year 2000.

400

The population of the MENA was approx ____ million.

levirate

The practice in which the widow marries one of her husband's brothers is known as:

a. lineage b. community c. village d. all of the above (d)

The principle of generalized endogamy states that people should marry within their :

a. there is no need for an official census b. the lack of technical experts c. everyone agrees there have been no meaningful demographic changes since 1932 d. none of the above

The reason that Lebanon does not have an official census is:

kinship

The single most crucial factor underlying social relationships in the Middle East is that of ________.

a. religious opposition b. misinformation about pregnancy c. misinformation about the use of birth control methods d. all of the above (d)

There are many challenges facing family planning according to the article. Among them are:

a. more sporadic b. same c. lower d. none of the above

There is some indication that sexual frequency in the Middle East is somewhat:

a. Talag b. Tafrig c. Khalah d. Zakat (d)

Which of the following does not represent a type of divorce in the Middle East?

a. polyandry b. polygyny c. a & b only d. none of the above (a)

Which of the following is not a marraige practice in the ME?

a. mut'a b. sigheh c. mahr d. levirate (c)

Which of the following is required by Islamic law to validate any marriage contract?

a. his occupation b. the sexual behavior and general reputation of his women folk c. his status among men in his community d. the number of children he has (b)

Which of the following is the most fundamental and universal component of a man's honor in the Middle East?

a. unavailability of privacy b. fewer distracting leisure activities c. higher incidence of beautiful women d. sex as forbidden fruit e. none of the above (c)

Which of the following was not given as a reason for increased sexual activity in: Lebanon and the ME?

family planning

Which of the following was suggested in the lecture as a way to resolve the Egyptian population problem?

Jerusalem

While being the center for marketing, the city ___________ served primarily as religious center for pilgrimage.

a. Talag b. Tafrig c. Ibadat d. Muhamalat e. none of the above (e)

____ is divorce initially by the wife with approval of the husband.

Talag

____ is divorce initiated by the husband with or without the approval of the wife.

Tafrig

____ is divorced initiated by the wife without approval of the husband.

Shari'a

_______ based laws are laws that regulate rights and responsibilities in the private domains of marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance.

Turkey

_______ is the only country in the Middle East where one can have civil marriage and divorce.

Privacy

________ is expressed everywhere in domestic architecture and the use of urban space.

exogamy

________ is the term used to describe marraige outside of one's own family of kin.

Monogamy

___________, always the practice of the majority, is also becoming the preferred form of marriage in the Middle East.

Cairo

_________is viewed by the Arab-speaking world as the intellectual capital of the Middle East.

False

Delayed dowry is a sum of money given to the wife at the time of birth of the first baby.

women find their lives tied much more closely to family household.

Despite sexual segregation and a strong division of labor, the main difference between the lives of women and men in the Middle Eastern societies is that __________.

False

Divorce is more common among couples with many children.

has a population more than 60 million

Egypt:

a. personality b. expediency c. the specific context under consideration d. all of the above. (d)?

Kinship behavior in the Middle East, as elsewhere is tempered by matters of_____.

Polygyny

Marriage with more than one wife is known as ___________.

a. male keep the line of the family b. males are insurance and security for the parents c. females are a source of dishonor if they misbehave d. a & c e. all of the above (e)

Middle East and North Africa culture favors males over females because:

10 years or 25 years? double check

Middle Eastern and North African population is doubling ever:

a. losing national identity b. confusion in cultural definitions of what is normal behavior c. breakdown in family values d. all of the above (d)

One of the implications of importing a lot of people from abroad is:

True

Polyagmous marraige represents less than 2% of all marriages in the Middle East and North Africa.

decreases population

Polygamous marriage:

Syria

Polygynous marraige is still legal in which of the following countries?

a. religion b. tribe c. ethnicity d. all of the above (d)

Preindustrial cities in the Middle East were often spatially congregated along lines of _______________.