Question 1

How do the Chipewyan women combine hunting with the restrictions of child care?

Accepted Answer

A)  They avoid hunting moose after their fourth or fifth month of pregnancy. 
B)  Only unmarried women hunt. 
C)  They hunt only small animals, like birds and rabbits, while breast-feeding. 
D)  Only post-menopausal women join in the hunts. 
A)  They avoid hunting moose after their fourth or fifth month of pregnancy. 
B)  Only unmarried women hunt. 
C)  They hunt only small animals, like birds and rabbits, while breast-feeding. 
D)  Only post-menopausal women join in the hunts. A

Question 2

What factors lead to men doing more of the agricultural work than women?

Accepted Answer

A)  population increase and a need for more intensive use of the land 
B)  a need for women to gather wild foods 
C)  high birth rates and increased childrearing pressure for women 
D)  a shift to an egalitarian system in which men and women share labor 
A)  population increase and a need for more intensive use of the land 
B)  a need for women to gather wild foods 
C)  high birth rates and increased childrearing pressure for women 
D)  a shift to an egalitarian system in which men and women share labor A

Question 3

Which of the following personality traits did not differentiate between boys and girls in the Six Cultures project?

Accepted Answer

A)  seeking and offering friendship 
B)  an attempt to exert dominance over others 
C)  a tendency to play in larger groups 
D)  a tendency to seek help and interpersonal contact 
A)  seeking and offering friendship 
B)  an attempt to exert dominance over others 
C)  a tendency to play in larger groups 
D)  a tendency to seek help and interpersonal contact A

Question 4

What evidence exists to support the notion that homosexuality is less tolerated in societies that value increasing their population?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Cross-culturally,what is one factor that predicts the exclusion of women from politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  the organization of communities around male kin 
B)  a horticultural subsistence strategy 
C)  participation in the market economy using men's crafts 
D)  fertility rate and infant survival rate 
A)  the organization of communities around male kin 
B)  a horticultural subsistence strategy 
C)  participation in the market economy using men's crafts 
D)  fertility rate and infant survival rate

Question 6

What is the primary criticism against the strength theory of gender roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women in some societies do engage in very heavy labor. 
B)  Pound-for-pound, men and women do not significantly differ in strength. 
C)  Hunting and warfare require skilled use of tools and stealth, not physical strength. 
D)  When the pressures of childbearing are considered, women are actually stronger than men. 
A)  Women in some societies do engage in very heavy labor. 
B)  Pound-for-pound, men and women do not significantly differ in strength. 
C)  Hunting and warfare require skilled use of tools and stealth, not physical strength. 
D)  When the pressures of childbearing are considered, women are actually stronger than men.

Question 7

In which type of society are women most likely to contribute more than men to primary subsistence?

Accepted Answer

A)  horticultural 
B)  hunter-gatherer 
C)  pastoral 
D)  intensive agriculture 
A)  horticultural 
B)  hunter-gatherer 
C)  pastoral 
D)  intensive agriculture

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a primary subsistence activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  gathering plants 
B)  grinding corn 
C)  preserving meat 
D)  cooking a meal 
A)  gathering plants 
B)  grinding corn 
C)  preserving meat 
D)  cooking a meal

Question 9

Premarital sex is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  actively encouraged in some societies 
B)  frowned upon by almost all of the world's societies 
C)  considered good for boys in some societies but is universally discouraged for girls 
D)  accepted in some societies but never actively encouraged 
A)  actively encouraged in some societies 
B)  frowned upon by almost all of the world's societies 
C)  considered good for boys in some societies but is universally discouraged for girls 
D)  accepted in some societies but never actively encouraged

Question 10

What factor is likely responsible for the greater gender equality seen in industrial and post-industrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  education 
B)  health care 
C)  income 
D)  population size 
A)  education 
B)  health care 
C)  income 
D)  population size

Question 11

According to the __________ theory,men tend to do more dangerous work because the loss of men is less disadvantageous reproductively than the loss of women.

Accepted Answer

A)  expendability 
B)  economy-of-effort 
C)  compatibility-with-child-care 
D)  strength 
A)  expendability 
B)  economy-of-effort 
C)  compatibility-with-child-care 
D)  strength

Question 12

Why did some Luo boys in Carol Ember's study show behaviors intermediary between those of other boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  These boys were tasked with chores typically given to girls. 
B)  This group of boys started school at a younger than average age. 
C)  The boys were raised by single mothers. 
D)  These boys later identified themselves as homosexual. 
A)  These boys were tasked with chores typically given to girls. 
B)  This group of boys started school at a younger than average age. 
C)  The boys were raised by single mothers. 
D)  These boys later identified themselves as homosexual.

Question 13

In a cross-cultural study,what factor was shared among societies that allow women to participate in combat as active warriors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They marry within their own communities. 
B)  They wage only internal (civil) warfare. 
C)  They use high levels of technology in their combat. 
D)  They have late marriages and low fertility rates. 
A)  They marry within their own communities. 
B)  They wage only internal (civil) warfare. 
C)  They use high levels of technology in their combat. 
D)  They have late marriages and low fertility rates.

Question 14

Researchers have shown a link between the hormone __________ and aggression in animal experiments.

Accepted Answer

A)  androgen 
B)  estrogen 
C)  oxytocin 
D)  vasopressin 
A)  androgen 
B)  estrogen 
C)  oxytocin 
D)  vasopressin

Question 15

What did Martin Whyte conclude in his cross-cultural examination of women's status?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is little connection between the various factors that can be used to measure women's status. 
B)  Women have higher status regarding wealth and property than regarding personal autonomy. 
C)  Despite some differences in outward appearance, women's status is pretty consistent worldwide. 
D)  A high frequency of warfare in a society lowers women's status in most spheres of life. 
A)  There is little connection between the various factors that can be used to measure women's status. 
B)  Women have higher status regarding wealth and property than regarding personal autonomy. 
C)  Despite some differences in outward appearance, women's status is pretty consistent worldwide. 
D)  A high frequency of warfare in a society lowers women's status in most spheres of life.

Question 16

The rate of success of the women of Coast Salish being elected to council was related to the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth of the community 
B)  literacy rate of the community 
C)  education of the women 
D)  age of the women 
A)  wealth of the community 
B)  literacy rate of the community 
C)  education of the women 
D)  age of the women

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes humans as they grow taller?

Accepted Answer

A)  Females achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty, but boys continue to grow for years after puberty. 
B)  Boys achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty, but females continue to grow for years after puberty. 
C)  Both sexes continue to grow for years after puberty. 
D)  Both sexes achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty. 
A)  Females achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty, but boys continue to grow for years after puberty. 
B)  Boys achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty, but females continue to grow for years after puberty. 
C)  Both sexes continue to grow for years after puberty. 
D)  Both sexes achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty.

Question 18

Restrictions of homosexual behavior seem to be associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire for population growth 
B)  complex societies 
C)  male to female ratio 
D)  economic security 
A)  a desire for population growth 
B)  complex societies 
C)  male to female ratio 
D)  economic security

Question 19

In contrast to men,women tend to devote all their earnings from economic development to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  household expenditures 
B)  savings 
C)  status symbols 
D)  community development 
A)  household expenditures 
B)  savings 
C)  status symbols 
D)  community development

Question 20

Why does greater restrictiveness towards premarital sex tend to occur in more complex societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Controlling mating is a way of controlling property in these societies. 
B)  More complex societies have more strict religious codes of behavior. 
C)  Only complex societies have formal social unions we call marriage. 
D)  There is no way to deal with a child born out of wedlock in these societies. 
A)  Controlling mating is a way of controlling property in these societies. 
B)  More complex societies have more strict religious codes of behavior. 
C)  Only complex societies have formal social unions we call marriage. 
D)  There is no way to deal with a child born out of wedlock in these societies.

How do the Chipewyan women combine hunting with the restrictions of child care?

What factors lead to men doing more of the agricultural work than women?

Which of the following personality traits did not differentiate between boys and girls in the Six Cultures project?

What evidence exists to support the notion that homosexuality is less tolerated in societies that value increasing their population?

Cross-culturally,what is one factor that predicts the exclusion of women from politics?

What is the primary criticism against the strength theory of gender roles?

In which type of society are women most likely to contribute more than men to primary subsistence?

Which of the following is an example of a primary subsistence activity?

Premarital sex is __________.

What factor is likely responsible for the greater gender equality seen in industrial and post-industrial societies?

According to the __________ theory,men tend to do more dangerous work because the loss of men is less disadvantageous reproductively than the loss of women.

Why did some Luo boys in Carol Ember's study show behaviors intermediary between those of other boys and girls?

In a cross-cultural study,what factor was shared among societies that allow women to participate in combat as active warriors?

Researchers have shown a link between the hormone __________ and aggression in animal experiments.

What did Martin Whyte conclude in his cross-cultural examination of women's status?

The rate of success of the women of Coast Salish being elected to council was related to the __________.

Which of the following statements best describes humans as they grow taller?

Restrictions of homosexual behavior seem to be associated with __________.

In contrast to men,women tend to devote all their earnings from economic development to __________.

Why does greater restrictiveness towards premarital sex tend to occur in more complex societies?

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How do the Chipewyan women combine hunting with the restrictions of child care?

What factors lead to men doing more of the agricultural work than women?

Which of the following personality traits did not differentiate between boys and girls in the Six Cultures project?

What evidence exists to support the notion that homosexuality is less tolerated in societies that value increasing their population?

Cross-culturally,what is one factor that predicts the exclusion of women from politics?

What is the primary criticism against the strength theory of gender roles?

In which type of society are women most likely to contribute more than men to primary subsistence?

Which of the following is an example of a primary subsistence activity?

Premarital sex is __________.

What factor is likely responsible for the greater gender equality seen in industrial and post-industrial societies?

According to the __________ theory,men tend to do more dangerous work because the loss of men is less disadvantageous reproductively than the loss of women.

Why did some Luo boys in Carol Ember's study show behaviors intermediary between those of other boys and girls?

In a cross-cultural study,what factor was shared among societies that allow women to participate in combat as active warriors?

Researchers have shown a link between the hormone __________ and aggression in animal experiments.

What did Martin Whyte conclude in his cross-cultural examination of women's status?

The rate of success of the women of Coast Salish being elected to council was related to the __________.

Which of the following statements best describes humans as they grow taller?

Restrictions of homosexual behavior seem to be associated with __________.

In contrast to men,women tend to devote all their earnings from economic development to __________.

Why does greater restrictiveness towards premarital sex tend to occur in more complex societies?

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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