Exam 5: Kinship and Family

A family is a kin group made up oaleasone married couple sharing the same residence with their children and performing sexual, reproductive, economic, and educational functions.

(True/False)

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Question 41

The marriage oone man to two or more women is called polygyny.

(True/False)

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Question 42

A person one is related to by marriage is called a(n) relative.

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Question 43

Descenfrom a common ancestor through males only is called

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Question 44

Goldstein believes thaTibetan polyandry is a response to high rates ofemale infanticide.

(True/False)

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Question 45

The cultural rule thaprohibits sexual intercourse among defined classes orelatives is called

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Question 46

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," marriage allies the families othe bride and groom, which then become equal partners in an association ofeminal kin.

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Question 47

7 Young men in the Fouta Djallon are aa disadvantage when icomes to finding a suitable marriage partner because the population is made up omore men than women.

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Question 48

In the Fouta Djallon highlands oGuinea in WesAfrica, an individual's marital status has no bearing on his or her standing within the community.

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Question 49

According to Goldstein's "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," iis richer Tibetans living in Nepal who prefer polyandry.

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Question 50

According to Scheper-Hughes in "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," doctors in the Brazilian town oBom Jesus de Mata often

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Question 51

According to Scheper-Hughes in "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," poor Brazilian mothers living in a shantytown near the town oBom Jesus de Mata

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Question 52

The rite opassage for new babies in the Fouta Djallon may include a naming ceremony, animal sacrifice, and blessing by an imam or elder.

(True/False)

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Question 53

Because everyone in Fouta Djallon understands the societal importance omarriage, the community works together to make irelatively easy to find a spouse and maintain a healthy marriage.

(True/False)

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Question 54

On the basis oher work in northeastern Brazil and on literature describing practices in other parts othe world, Scheper-Hughes feels that

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Question 55

Moswomen in the Fouta Djallon waiuntil they are in their thirties before accepting a marriage proposal.

(True/False)

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Question 56

In "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," Scheper-Hughes feels thaiwas instinctual for poor mothers to grieve deeply over the death otheir babies in mossocieties unless they have been separated from their infants by illness or divorce.

(True/False)

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Question 57

5.In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy notes thawhen a groom ritually breaks into his future bride's house athe beginning othe final wedding ceremony, the acis one way to symbolize her movemenfrom her natal family to his.

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Question 58

In an epilogue to her article "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," Scheper-Hughes argues thathe primary cause othe decline in infanmortality on the Alto do Cruzeiro was a resulof

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Question 59

In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy observes that

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A family is a kin group made up oaleasone married couple sharing the same residence with their children and performing sexual, reproductive, economic, and educational functions.

The marriage oone man to two or more women is called polygyny.

A person one is related to by marriage is called a(n) relative.

Descenfrom a common ancestor through males only is called

Goldstein believes thaTibetan polyandry is a response to high rates ofemale infanticide.

The cultural rule thaprohibits sexual intercourse among defined classes orelatives is called

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," marriage allies the families othe bride and groom, which then become equal partners in an association ofeminal kin.

7 Young men in the Fouta Djallon are aa disadvantage when icomes to finding a suitable marriage partner because the population is made up omore men than women.

In the Fouta Djallon highlands oGuinea in WesAfrica, an individual's marital status has no bearing on his or her standing within the community.

According to Goldstein's "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," iis richer Tibetans living in Nepal who prefer polyandry.

According to Scheper-Hughes in "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," doctors in the Brazilian town oBom Jesus de Mata often

According to Scheper-Hughes in "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," poor Brazilian mothers living in a shantytown near the town oBom Jesus de Mata

The rite opassage for new babies in the Fouta Djallon may include a naming ceremony, animal sacrifice, and blessing by an imam or elder.

Because everyone in Fouta Djallon understands the societal importance omarriage, the community works together to make irelatively easy to find a spouse and maintain a healthy marriage.

On the basis oher work in northeastern Brazil and on literature describing practices in other parts othe world, Scheper-Hughes feels that

Moswomen in the Fouta Djallon waiuntil they are in their thirties before accepting a marriage proposal.

In "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," Scheper-Hughes feels thaiwas instinctual for poor mothers to grieve deeply over the death otheir babies in mossocieties unless they have been separated from their infants by illness or divorce.

5.In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy notes thawhen a groom ritually breaks into his future bride's house athe beginning othe final wedding ceremony, the acis one way to symbolize her movemenfrom her natal family to his.

In an epilogue to her article "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," Scheper-Hughes argues thathe primary cause othe decline in infanmortality on the Alto do Cruzeiro was a resulof

In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy observes that

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