Anthropology Week 12
Which kinship structure highlights the nuclear family? a. lineal kinship b. bifurcate merging kinship c. generational kinship d. descent kinship
a
Which of the following describes the cultural practice of sororate? a. a remarriage rule requiring that when a married woman dies, the deceased wife's lineage must provide a replacement wife b. a cultural law that forbids women who are widowed from remarrying c. an arranged marriage agreed on between families when the husband and wife are still children d. a form of polygyny in which a man marries multiple sisters
a
Which of the following is an example of a blended family? a. two widowed individuals with children who marry b. a married couple and each of their in-laws c. a married couple who has six or more children d. a young adult who takes in and cares for their grandmother
a
Which statement is true regarding the role of kinship in solving problems in everyday life? a. In smaller societies with low populations, kinship plays a significant role. b. Kinship plays a larger role in larger societies than in smaller societies. c. In smaller societies with high populations, kinship plays a minor role. d. In large societies with high populations, kinship often plays no role.
a
Who conducted one of the earliest studies of kinship systems? a. Lewis Henry Morgan b. Bronisław Malinowski c. W. H. R. Rivers d. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
a
Which kinship structure merges an individual's parents' same-sex siblings while cutting off the individual's opposite-sex siblings? a. lineal kinship b. bifurcate merging kinship c. generational kinship d. descent kinships
b
Which of the following does not describe a sociocultural construction? a. norms relating to the roles of women b. the genetic relatedness of family members c. rules defining kinship relationships and obligations d. rules pertaining to individuals being assigned to racial categories
b
Which of the following is an example of a fictive kinship? a. relationships to one's mother-in-law and father-in-law b. the practice of godparenthood c. a child who is adopted into a family d. a brother and a sister who live in different households
b
Which of these groups of people would NOT be considered a family? a. a woman who never married who lives next door to her widowed mother b. two friends that share a home and co-own a business c. a married couple of the same sex who are raising a child d. a single woman with an adopted child
b
Which term describes the marriage of one man to more than one woman at the same time? a. patriarchy b. polygyny c. polyandry d. serial monogamy
b
What is a ghost marriage? a. a form of arranged marriage b. a marriage between two widowed individuals c. a marriage performed between one or two deceased individuals d. a marriage ceremony that is performed in secret
c
What is the name for material value that a bride brings into her marriage? a. potlatch b. arranged marriage c. dowry d. bride wealth
c
Which term describes the marriage of one woman to more than one man at the same time? a. matriarchy b. polygyny c. polyandry d. serial monogamy
c
Which of the following is NOT an example of an extended family? a. A polygamous family with multiple spouses and children living together. b. A person living with their aunt and uncle while enrolled in university. c. Three generations of grandparents, parents, and children living together. d. A married couple living with their two children.
d
What term describes the transfer of material and symbolic value from a groom to the bride's family? a. potlatch b. arranged marriage c. dowry d. bride wealth
d
Which anthropologist focused on how kinship relates to education, politics, and subsistence? a. Lewis Henry Morgan b. Bronisław Malinowski c. W. H. R. Rivers d. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
d
