General Anthropology Test 6
Research suggests that what percentage of differences in skill levels is related to gender?
5%
Which statement is NOT supported by recent findings of feminist researchers?
Meat obtained by male hunters was the primary source of calories for members of preagricultural cultures.
Which term describes the marriage of one man to more than one woman at the same time?
Polygyny
Which description BEST defines variant gender?
a category of gender other than male and female
Which term describes the marriage of one woman to more than one man at the same time?
polyandry
Which description BEST defines sexual orientation?
sociocultural identities associated with specific forms of sexuality
What did Margaret Mead observe in her research in New Guinea?
that gender roles and expectations varied greatly from one culture to the next
What did studies in the 1980s reveal about nonhuman primate social organization?
that nonhuman primate females are at the center of their social groups
Which of the following is NOT a likely research area for a sociobiologist?
the degree to which there is gender equity in terms of pay and title in contemporary corporations
What is meant by the term gender essentialism?
the idea that gender-based traits are deep and consequential
Which of the following is an example of a fictive kinship?
the practice of godparenthood
Which of these groups of people would NOT be considered a family
two friends that share a home and co-own a business
Which statement is NOT true of kinship systems?
Cross-culturally, biology defines who one's closest relatives are.
Which description BEST defines gender?
cultural roles associated with the biological categories of male and female
Which kinship structure has the least complicated kinship terms?
generational kinship
Which statement is true regarding the role of kinship in solving problems in everyday life?
In smaller societies with low populations, kinship plays a significant role.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an extended family?
A married couple living with their two children.
Which kinship structure merges an individual's parents' same-sex siblings while cutting off the individual's opposite-sex siblings?
bifurcated merging kinship
What term describes the transfer of material and symbolic value from a groom to the bride's family?
bride wealth
Which term refers to the intersection of race, class, ethnicity, age, gender, and physical ability?
intersectionality
Sexual dimorphism is defined as which of the following?
the exhibition of different characteristics by males and females of the same species
Which of the following does not describe a sociocultural construction?
the genetic relatedness of family members
What is a ghost marriage?
a marriage performed between one or two deceased individuals
Which of the following BEST describes the way gender is presented in the text?
a powerful sociocultural construct embedded in social practices and institutions
