Quiz 8

In anthropology, descent from a common ancestor is referred to as

Lineage.

A family of parents in a culturally-reorganized relationship, such as marriage, and their minor or dependent children is called a/an

Nuclear family.

The family in which a person is raised is their family of ___, while the family they may create by marrying and raising children is their family of ___.

Orientation, procreation..

In the United States, the fact that most divorced parents share time and financial responsibilities somewhat equally for their children reflects the practice of

Bilateral descent.

How did the organization of space in the film Kypseli reflect local gender norms? 1.) Women owned the houses and kitchen implements; men owned the land, farm tools and animals. 2.) Men occupied the front of the church; women were restricted to the back. 3.) All are correct. 4.) The house courtyard was the province of women during the day and of men in the evening.

All are correct.

Some cultures recognize descent in a family lineage only on the father's side (or in the paternal line). This form of descent is referred to as

Patrilineal.

The residence pattern in which a couple resides with their husband's father's family after marriage is called

Patrilocal.

The term anthropologists use for a marriage between one woman and multiple husbands is

Polyandry.

The term anthropologists use for a marriage between one man and multiple wives is

Polygyny.

A set of behaviors expected of an individual who occupies a particular status is called a/an

Role.

Marriage to a succession of spouses one after the other is called

Serial monogamy.

In traditional Chinese society, which kinds of terms did siblings use to refer to one another?

The terms identified siblings by gender and whether they were older or younger.

All of the following are true about matrilineages, EXCEPT

They are also matriarchal, that is, women have more power than men.

In Slavonia, where chapter author Gilliland conducted research, agricultural households were

very large, up to 100 members who had specializations such as sewing or caring for horses.

Which type of property exchange demonstrates a higher value placed on women and their ability to work and produce children?

Bridewealth.

All of the following are correct about Navajo (or Dine) society, EXCEPT

Clan membership is tied to a historical person recognized to be an ancestor.

Relationships formed through blood connections are called ___, while those formed through marriage are called ___.

Consanguineal, affinal.

A child born into a traditional Croatian family will use different terms to refer to their mother's brother and father's brother as a reflection of the

Different roles that these uncles play in a child's life based on an earlier agricultural lifestyle.

Which type of property exchange demonstrates the higher status of the groom's family and its ability to demand a payment for taking on the economic responsibility of a young wife?

Dowry.

The cultural rule which emphasizes the need to marry within a cultural group is called

Endogamy.

The cultural rule that emphasizes the need to marry outside of one's own cultural group is called

Exogamy.

A family of at least three generations sharing a household is referred to as a/an

Extended family.

Anthropologists use the term domestic group to refer to a

Group of people who live together and share activities such as cooking, childcare, and economic support.

The word used to describe culturally-recognized ties between members of a family is

Kinship.

The Nayar of southern India practiced an interesting form of matrilineal descent in which women lived with their mothers and siblings, even after marriage. This had the result that

Men and women could have more than one spouse, but the children always remained with their mothers.