Exam 13: Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Kinship systems have been a central element within the history of anthropology. Why do you think anthropologists have focused so much attention on how people are related to each other within a society and how group affiliations are formed?

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Question 61

Totems and totemism often guide social behavior and act as a source of unification for members within clans. What examples of totemic behavior and affiliation can you cite from within contemporary United States society? Why do you think totems are used as, for example, sports mascots and even elementary school classroom identifications?

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Question 62

Children's inheritance of their father's name as their own surname is customarily a part of _______________ descent.

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Question 63

When lineage members must find their marriage partners in other lineages, it is a form of _______________.

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Question 64

Maori geneticist Adele Whyte used what kind of research material to ascertain the number of women in the original founding of Aotearoa ("land of the long white cloud")?

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Question 65

In patrilineal descent groups, descent confers authority.

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Question 66

A formally established group of people born during a certain time span is called a/an ___________________________.

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Question 67

The Dalit women have been mobilizing to improve their status in Indian society. This political movement is known as the __________.

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Question 68

Historically, European stratified societies with closed social classes functioned similarly to that of the Indian caste system. Their castes were called:

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Question 69

The Jewish bar mitzvah is an example of an:

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Question 70

In what country do we find the Maori?

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Question 71

What kinds of evidence did Michael Blakey unearth in association with the skeletons he found in New York City?

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Question 72

The kinship system that uses the fewest number of terms is the __________ kinship system.

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Question 73

How many castes are there in India?

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Question 74

The two major forms of a unilineal descent group, whether matrilineal or patrilineal, are the _ and the _.

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Question 75

Overall, social mobility tends to be rather restricted by degree in all societies.

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Question 76

The Shriners organization in the United States is an example of a(n):

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Question 77

A unilineal descent group composed of at least two clans that share a supposedly common ancestry is called a:

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Question 78

Compare open-class societies to closed-class societies.

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Question 79

The African captives that were unearthed in New York City had arrived to New York during the:

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Kinship systems have been a central element within the history of anthropology. Why do you think anthropologists have focused so much attention on how people are related to each other within a society and how group affiliations are formed?

Children's inheritance of their father's name as their own surname is customarily a part of _______________ descent.

When lineage members must find their marriage partners in other lineages, it is a form of _______________.

Maori geneticist Adele Whyte used what kind of research material to ascertain the number of women in the original founding of Aotearoa ("land of the long white cloud")?

In patrilineal descent groups, descent confers authority.

A formally established group of people born during a certain time span is called a/an ___________________________.

The Dalit women have been mobilizing to improve their status in Indian society. This political movement is known as the __________.

Historically, European stratified societies with closed social classes functioned similarly to that of the Indian caste system. Their castes were called:

The Jewish bar mitzvah is an example of an:

In what country do we find the Maori?

What kinds of evidence did Michael Blakey unearth in association with the skeletons he found in New York City?

The kinship system that uses the fewest number of terms is the __________ kinship system.

How many castes are there in India?

The two major forms of a unilineal descent group, whether matrilineal or patrilineal, are the _ and the _.

Overall, social mobility tends to be rather restricted by degree in all societies.

The Shriners organization in the United States is an example of a(n):

A unilineal descent group composed of at least two clans that share a supposedly common ancestry is called a:

Compare open-class societies to closed-class societies.

The African captives that were unearthed in New York City had arrived to New York during the:

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Politics Power and Violence

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Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 13: Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Kinship systems have been a central element within the history of anthropology. Why do you think anthropologists have focused so much attention on how people are related to each other within a society and how group affiliations are formed?​

Children's inheritance of their father's name as their own surname is customarily a part of _______________ descent.​

When lineage members must find their marriage partners in other lineages, it is a form of _______________.​

Maori geneticist Adele Whyte used what kind of research material to ascertain the number of women in the original founding of Aotearoa ("land of the long white cloud")?​

In patrilineal descent groups, descent confers authority.​

A formally established group of people born during a certain time span is called a/an ___________________________.​

The Dalit women have been mobilizing to improve their status in Indian society. This political movement is known as the __________.​

Historically, European stratified societies with closed social classes functioned similarly to that of the Indian caste system. Their castes were called:​

The Jewish bar mitzvah is an example of an:​

In what country do we find the Maori?​

What kinds of evidence did Michael Blakey unearth in association with the skeletons he found in New York City?​

The kinship system that uses the fewest number of terms is the __________ kinship system.​

How many castes are there in India?​

The two major forms of a unilineal descent group, whether matrilineal or patrilineal, are the _______________ and the _______________.​

Overall, social mobility tends to be rather restricted by degree in all societies.​

The Shriners organization in the United States is an example of a(n):​​

A unilineal descent group composed of at least two clans that share a supposedly common ancestry is called a:​

Compare open-class societies to closed-class societies.​

The African captives that were unearthed in New York City had arrived to New York during the:​

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Kinship systems have been a central element within the history of anthropology. Why do you think anthropologists have focused so much attention on how people are related to each other within a society and how group affiliations are formed?

Children's inheritance of their father's name as their own surname is customarily a part of _______________ descent.

When lineage members must find their marriage partners in other lineages, it is a form of _______________.

Maori geneticist Adele Whyte used what kind of research material to ascertain the number of women in the original founding of Aotearoa ("land of the long white cloud")?

In patrilineal descent groups, descent confers authority.

A formally established group of people born during a certain time span is called a/an ___________________________.

The Dalit women have been mobilizing to improve their status in Indian society. This political movement is known as the __________.

Historically, European stratified societies with closed social classes functioned similarly to that of the Indian caste system. Their castes were called:

The Jewish bar mitzvah is an example of an:

In what country do we find the Maori?

What kinds of evidence did Michael Blakey unearth in association with the skeletons he found in New York City?

The kinship system that uses the fewest number of terms is the __________ kinship system.

How many castes are there in India?

The two major forms of a unilineal descent group, whether matrilineal or patrilineal, are the _ and the _.

Overall, social mobility tends to be rather restricted by degree in all societies.

The Shriners organization in the United States is an example of a(n):

A unilineal descent group composed of at least two clans that share a supposedly common ancestry is called a:

Compare open-class societies to closed-class societies.

The African captives that were unearthed in New York City had arrived to New York during the: