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Kinship is important to the study of anthropology because

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It plays the key role in determining rights and obligations in nonindustrial societies

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A central function of kinship in almost every society is that it provides for

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The transfer of property between generations

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Which of the following anthropologists is associated with the development of the "Alliance Theory" of kinship and marriage?

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Levi-Strauss

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In classic anthropological descriptions of Korean villages, the focus in kinship has been

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Patriarchal authority

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The reality of kinship relations in a Korean village described by Soo Choi emphasizes:

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Individuals manipulate kinship rules to gain advantage.

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Is gender an achieved or ascribed status?

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Achieved

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The Ngaju Dayaks believe that which of the following is likely to bring about the punishment called baseluh?

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Marrying your mother's sister

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Margaret Mead's research on gender in three New Guinea societies suggested what?

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There are no universal gender differences

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In a patrilineal society

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Inheritance and succession flow in the male line.

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In a society with matrilineal descent, the person with the most authority and responsibility for a women and her child is her:

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Brother

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Stephanie Coontz, in "The Invention of Marriage" notes what?

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That evidence supports the notion that marriage evolved as a means to circulate people and resources but later became a means to accumulate them.

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In a matrilineal society inheritance and succession pass from who to who?

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From the mother's brother to her son.

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When a daughter marries in Minangkabau society, where does she go to live?

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Into her mother's family's "big house"

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Bilateral kinship such as the eskimo system:

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Are found in both foraging and industrial societies.

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Nancy Scheper-Hughes' article "Death Without Weeping," discusses:

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Passive infanticide

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The case of "Agnes" that we discussed in class focused on:

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How challenging it can be to learn a new gender identity.

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The kinship system of the United States is most similar to that of:

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The eskimo

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Consanguine refers to kin that is:

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Related by blood.

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In writing about the "atom of kinship," Levi-Strauss was heavily influenced by the works concerning reciprocity of:

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Marcel Mauss

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The Etoro of New Guinea present one of the most extreme examples of:

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Male-female antagonism and ritualized homosexuality.

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Parallel cousins are defined as:

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Mother's sisters' children OR father's brothers' children

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In the article "Arranging a Marriage in India," Serena Nanda suggests that:

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Arranged marriages continue to be preferred by educated Indians and "marriage gifts" and "dowry" from the bride's family to the groom's continue to be important in that society.

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Current American immigration policies gives preference to the following family members:

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Brothers and sisters

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Relatives by marriage are called:

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Affines.

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Among the Na of China, romantic love is considered more important and long lasting than family love and they do not have a word for marriage: T or F?

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True.

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In the film "Three Husbands and a Wedding" we learned that:

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Tibetan girls are unlikely to be consulted regarding whether they would like to be wed before the marriage is arranged.

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One of the exceptions to the almost universal prohibition on brother/sister marriage was among:

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The ancient Hawaiian royalty.

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In the United States, only three states, NC, WV, and Kansas, allow first cousins to marry: T or F?

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False.

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If you live in a society that practices exogamy, you must marry who?

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Someone of a different social group.

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In the United States, although there are no formal endogamous rules, social groups tend to be endogamous by what?

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Race.

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In a system of cross-cousin marriage, a man would be required to marry who?

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His mother's brother's daughter.

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Where the levirate and the sororate exist, they testify to the importance of:

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Marriage as an alliance between families rather than between individuals.

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Which of the following is the most common form of marriage (favored) across cultures?

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Polygyny

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Melvyn Goldstein, in his author's note in "When Brothers Share a Wife," points out that:

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Fraternal polyandry is experiencing a revival.

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Polyandry is adapted to a number of different economic and demographic circumstances. Among the Toda of South India, it is an adaptation to the:

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Shortage of females, created by female infanticide.

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Define "bride service"

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Labor performed by the groom for the family of the bride.

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Define dowry

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A presentation of goods by the bride's kin to the groom's family.

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Some theories propose that dowry is a source for security for women in society. However, these are not wholly accurate because in many cases:

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Women often do not retain control over their own dowries.

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The nuclear family appears to be well adapted to:

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Industrialization.

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Which of the following is the most accurate description of Margaret Mead's impact on the gender issues in cultural anthropology?

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The fact that most of her work was about women showed that they were an important part of culture.

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The Ju/'Hoansi of Africa demonstrate that, when a society has few material resources, it is not likely to respect elders or provide much care for them: T or F?

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False

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The Etoro of New Guinea believe that:

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heterosexual relations are so dangerous that they should only take place in the jungle, but they may attract snakes.

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The power of the hijras in indian culture comes through their:

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Attempts to completely identify with the goddess Bahuchara Mata.

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The important contribution of Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa was:

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To show that American ideas of adolescence were not universal.

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In Eh, Paesan! Nicolas Harney suggests what about italian-canadians?

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Italian-Canadians formed social clubs and mutual aid societies based upon home-town loyalties.

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For Muslims, wearing the hijab:

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Varies substantially from culture to culture.

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According to Harney in Eh! Paesan! Social clubs are what?

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Heavily gendered and Italian-Canadian women do not have many opportunities to hold offices and titles despite their contributions.

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According to Nicolas Kristof, Japanese couples divorce less frequently than American couples because of the importance of arranged marriages based on love: T or F?

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False.

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In recent years, Indian hijras have achieved notable success in politics: T or F?

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True.

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Bronislaw Malinowski believed that the incest taboos originated to help maintain social structure and disagreed strongly with Freud's theory about the sexual feelings of children: T or F?

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True

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