Quiz 5

According to "Arranging a Marriage in India," the practice of arranged marriage in India:

is proffered by some young Indians

Susan Kahn found that Jewish women in Israel are deeply compelled to reproduce both the family and the nation. With the advent of reproductive technologies, this is made quite easy, and one might conclude that it is a matter of giving birth and raising the child. But this raises many very different questions. Many of these questions hinge on the kinship system there, which is what type?

matrilineal

The author or "Arranging a Marriage in India" speculates that the practice of arranged marriages has resulted in young Indian women:

becoming self-confident and charming since they did not have to worry about their popularity with the opposite sex

As reported in "Rising Number of Dowry Deaths in India," many victims of dowry murder are killed, and the murder explained as an accident or suicide by:

being doused in kerosene and set alight

As India grows economically, we can observe a shift from an hierarchy of caste to an hierarchy of class. This is due to what change in the caste system itself?

caste has gradually shifted from a system of ascribed status to achieved status

Studies of caste in India reveal what important fact about this particular social structure?

caste systems have no consistent, uniform expression, and vary throughout parts of India

In some cultures, including Chinese and Indian, there is a strong preference for male children. This preference has been most influenced by which particular development?

reproductive technologies

The statement issued in 2004 by the American Anthropological Association noted that a "vast array of family types" all contributed to "stable and humane societies." Why did the organization issue this statement?

to support same-sex marriage

As stated in "Rising Number of Dowry Deaths in India," domestic violence was not punishable by law in India until 1983.

True

The concept of kinship groups is often based on the idea that a nuclear family consists of a mother, a father, and their children. What kind of model is this?

a Euro-American ideal