Exam 13: Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Cross-cousins and parallel cousins are created by the _______________ kinship system.

Tracing descent from both mother's and father's line equally is _______________ descent.​

Why are clans usually represented by symbols such as totem poles?​

Symbols from which some clan groups claim mythical origin and common descent are called:​

In what kind of society do you expect to find a matrilineal descent group?​

Which form of descent would you expect in a society in which the matrilineal and patrilineal groups both own productive resources?​

Under patrilineal descent, which of the following would not be included in EGO's patriline?​

At what age do Mundurucu boys leave their mother's household and begin to live in the men's house?​

In industrial societies, where individuals are often separated from their kin, we tend to find a proliferation of:​

What are the advantages of structuring a society with age grades?​

Clans have more genealogical depth than lineages.​

The harijan, or "children of God," are also known as:​

Tracing descent through the male line is _______________ descent.​

Which kinship terminology reflects the absence of strong unilineal descent?​

The network of relatives within which individuals possess certain rights and obligations is called _______________.​

Which of the following statements is incorrect?​

The Maori were colonized by the:​

The central person from whom the degree of each relationship is traced is referred to by the term:​

Derived from the French word for "half," these divisions are what each of two major descent groups within a society are called:

A lineage is always associated with each of the following except:​