Question 1

Among the Ju/'hoansi, every individual in the society can be linked to every other individual by

Accepted Answer

A)  Residence. 
B)  Lineage membership. 
C)  Friendship and cooperative work groups. 
D)  A kinship term. 
A)  Residence. 
B)  Lineage membership. 
C)  Friendship and cooperative work groups. 
D)  A kinship term.

Question 2

Which of the following observations about kinship is stressed by the authors of the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Different societies have chosen to highlight some features of the universal human experiences of mating, birth, and nurturance while downplaying or ignoring others. 
B)  Kinship is reducible to biology. 
C)  Patrilineal descent makes more sense than matrilineal descent, given what is known about mating and birth. 
D)  Kinship is a difficult and complex set of rules that societies follow. 
A)  Different societies have chosen to highlight some features of the universal human experiences of mating, birth, and nurturance while downplaying or ignoring others. 
B)  Kinship is reducible to biology. 
C)  Patrilineal descent makes more sense than matrilineal descent, given what is known about mating and birth. 
D)  Kinship is a difficult and complex set of rules that societies follow.

Question 3

For the Ju/'hoansi, kinship connections are

Accepted Answer

A)  Negotiated. 
B)  Manipulated through the principle of wi. 
C)  Continually changing over the course of a lifetime. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Negotiated. 
B)  Manipulated through the principle of wi. 
C)  Continually changing over the course of a lifetime. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 4

In Guider, a Muslim woman can escape from marriage by

Accepted Answer

A)  Engaging in secondary marriage. 
B)  Petitioning local authorities to grant her a divorce. 
C)  Making her husband's life so unpleasant that he grants her a divorce. 
D)  None of the above; in Guider, divorce is impossible. 
A)  Engaging in secondary marriage. 
B)  Petitioning local authorities to grant her a divorce. 
C)  Making her husband's life so unpleasant that he grants her a divorce. 
D)  None of the above; in Guider, divorce is impossible.

Question 5

Recent court decisions in the United States involving the paternal rights of unwed presumed fathers established that

Accepted Answer

A)  Paternity rights are biologically based. 
B)  Paternity rights depend on his legally adopting the children. 
C)  Paternity rights depend on his establishing an ongoing relationship with the child's mother. 
D)  The biological mother has to acknowledge a man as her child's father before he has any rights. 
A)  Paternity rights are biologically based. 
B)  Paternity rights depend on his legally adopting the children. 
C)  Paternity rights depend on his establishing an ongoing relationship with the child's mother. 
D)  The biological mother has to acknowledge a man as her child's father before he has any rights.

Question 6

In Zumbagua, Ecuador, a woman's biological tie to her offspring is

Accepted Answer

A)  Given greater weight than a man's biological tie to his offspring. 
B)  Given equal weight to a man's biological tie to his offspring. 
C)  Given less weight than a man's biological tie to his offspring. 
D)  Ignored. 
A)  Given greater weight than a man's biological tie to his offspring. 
B)  Given equal weight to a man's biological tie to his offspring. 
C)  Given less weight than a man's biological tie to his offspring. 
D)  Ignored.

Question 7

Which of the following people belong to the same matrilineage?

Accepted Answer

A)  A man-his mother's brother-his mother's brother's daughter. 
B)  A woman-her mother-her son. 
C)  A woman-her brother-her brother's daughter. 
D)  A man-his sister-his father. 
A)  A man-his mother's brother-his mother's brother's daughter. 
B)  A woman-her mother-her son. 
C)  A woman-her brother-her brother's daughter. 
D)  A man-his sister-his father.

Question 8

Which of the following distinguishes a bilateral kindred from a lineage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kindreds have overlapping memberships, whereas lineages do not. 
B)  Lineages are descent groups, whereas kindreds are not. 
C)  Membership in a kindred is traced through only one parent, whereas membership in a lineage is traced through both parents. 
D)  Membership in a kindred is traced through females, whereas membership in a lineage is traced through males. 
A)  Kindreds have overlapping memberships, whereas lineages do not. 
B)  Lineages are descent groups, whereas kindreds are not. 
C)  Membership in a kindred is traced through only one parent, whereas membership in a lineage is traced through both parents. 
D)  Membership in a kindred is traced through females, whereas membership in a lineage is traced through males.

Question 9

Which of the following is an important new kinship status that Sharp found developing among donor kin and organ recipients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donor son. 
B)  Donor daughter. 
C)  Donor mother. 
D)  Donor father. 
A)  Donor son. 
B)  Donor daughter. 
C)  Donor mother. 
D)  Donor father.

Question 10

Enduring kin ties in Zumbagua, Ecuador, are

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A)  Achieved. 
B)  Ascribed. 
C)  Unusual. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Achieved. 
B)  Ascribed. 
C)  Unusual. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 11

Which of the following statements describes the migrant families from the Dominican Republic studied by Eugenia Georges?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most common pattern was for nuclear families with small children to migrate to New York together. 
B)  Usually, wives went to New York first while their husbands stayed in the Dominican Republic. 
C)  Usually, husbands went to New York first while their wives stayed in the Dominican Republic. 
D)  It was rare for any of the migrants to New York to try to bring other relatives to stay with them there. 
A)  The most common pattern was for nuclear families with small children to migrate to New York together. 
B)  Usually, wives went to New York first while their husbands stayed in the Dominican Republic. 
C)  Usually, husbands went to New York first while their wives stayed in the Dominican Republic. 
D)  It was rare for any of the migrants to New York to try to bring other relatives to stay with them there.

Question 12

Assisted reproduction has played a very different role in Israel than it has played in the United States because

Accepted Answer

A)  Israelis in general are pronatalist. 
B)  Israeli national health insurance programs subsidize access to reproductive technologies for all women, married or not. 
C)  Jews of all backgrounds endorse the idea that Jewishness is passed on to children matrilineally. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Israelis in general are pronatalist. 
B)  Israeli national health insurance programs subsidize access to reproductive technologies for all women, married or not. 
C)  Jews of all backgrounds endorse the idea that Jewishness is passed on to children matrilineally. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 13

Sharp offers an example of Sally, a widow in her mid-50s, whose son's heart had been transplanted into the body of Larry, a married man in his late 60s. Why, in Sharp's view, did the role of donor mother become so important for Sally and Larry, once they got to know each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped them deal with the "adulterous" overtones in their relationship. 
B)  It helped them deal with the "incestuous" overtones in their relationship. 
C)  Larry had never known his own mother. 
D)  Both a and b are true. 
A)  It helped them deal with the "adulterous" overtones in their relationship. 
B)  It helped them deal with the "incestuous" overtones in their relationship. 
C)  Larry had never known his own mother. 
D)  Both a and b are true.

Question 14

In the 1980s, some gays and lesbians began to argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood is thicker than water. 
B)  Family members are people you can count on emotionally and materially. 
C)  Whatever endures is real. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Blood is thicker than water. 
B)  Family members are people you can count on emotionally and materially. 
C)  Whatever endures is real. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 15

A husband, a wife, and their children form a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  Conjugal family. 
B)  Extended family. 
C)  Natural family. 
D)  Standard family. 
A)  Conjugal family. 
B)  Extended family. 
C)  Natural family. 
D)  Standard family.

Question 16

The expression "matrilineal puzzle" refers to which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men live with their mother's brothers, but inherit from their fathers. 
B)  Women who are not lineage members are relied on to produce the children who perpetuate the lineage. 
C)  Men who are not lineage members are relied on to produce the children who perpetuate the lineage. 
D)  Men inherit from their mother's brothers, but live with their fathers. 
A)  Men live with their mother's brothers, but inherit from their fathers. 
B)  Women who are not lineage members are relied on to produce the children who perpetuate the lineage. 
C)  Men who are not lineage members are relied on to produce the children who perpetuate the lineage. 
D)  Men inherit from their mother's brothers, but live with their fathers.

Question 17

Families in which several generations live together in a single household are called

Accepted Answer

A)  Nuclear families. 
B)  Extended families. 
C)  Joint families. 
D)  Traditional families. 
A)  Nuclear families. 
B)  Extended families. 
C)  Joint families. 
D)  Traditional families.

Question 18

Among the Nuer, if a quarrel erupted between members of different minor lineages, it would ordinarily be resolved when the quarreling minor lineages recognized that they were all part of the same major lineage. This process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Lineality. 
B)  Segmentary opposition. 
C)  The patrilineal puzzle. 
D)  Clanship. 
A)  Lineality. 
B)  Segmentary opposition. 
C)  The patrilineal puzzle. 
D)  Clanship.

Question 19

A descent group formed by members who believe they have a common (sometimes mythical) ancestor is a

Accepted Answer

A)  Lineage. 
B)  Clan. 
C)  Tribe. 
D)  Moiety. 
A)  Lineage. 
B)  Clan. 
C)  Tribe. 
D)  Moiety.

Question 20

A family type created when previously divorced or widowed people marry, bringing with them children from their previous marriages, is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  Blended family. 
B)  Expanded family. 
C)  Joint family. 
D)  Neonuclear family. 
A)  Blended family. 
B)  Expanded family. 
C)  Joint family. 
D)  Neonuclear family.

Among the Ju/'hoansi, every individual in the society can be linked to every other individual by

Which of the following observations about kinship is stressed by the authors of the text?

For the Ju/'hoansi, kinship connections are

In Guider, a Muslim woman can escape from marriage by

Recent court decisions in the United States involving the paternal rights of unwed presumed fathers established that

In Zumbagua, Ecuador, a woman's biological tie to her offspring is

Which of the following people belong to the same matrilineage?

Which of the following distinguishes a bilateral kindred from a lineage?

Which of the following is an important new kinship status that Sharp found developing among donor kin and organ recipients?

Enduring kin ties in Zumbagua, Ecuador, are

Which of the following statements describes the migrant families from the Dominican Republic studied by Eugenia Georges?

Assisted reproduction has played a very different role in Israel than it has played in the United States because

Sharp offers an example of Sally, a widow in her mid-50s, whose son's heart had been transplanted into the body of Larry, a married man in his late 60s. Why, in Sharp's view, did the role of donor mother become so important for Sally and Larry, once they got to know each other?

In the 1980s, some gays and lesbians began to argue that

A husband, a wife, and their children form a(n)

The expression "matrilineal puzzle" refers to which of the following situations?

Families in which several generations live together in a single household are called

Among the Nuer, if a quarrel erupted between members of different minor lineages, it would ordinarily be resolved when the quarreling minor lineages recognized that they were all part of the same major lineage. This process is called

A descent group formed by members who believe they have a common (sometimes mythical) ancestor is a

A family type created when previously divorced or widowed people marry, bringing with them children from their previous marriages, is called a

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Exam 11: Where Do Our Relatives Come From and Why Do They Matter

Among the Ju/'hoansi, every individual in the society can be linked to every other individual by

Which of the following observations about kinship is stressed by the authors of the text?

For the Ju/'hoansi, kinship connections are

In Guider, a Muslim woman can escape from marriage by

Recent court decisions in the United States involving the paternal rights of unwed presumed fathers established that

In Zumbagua, Ecuador, a woman's biological tie to her offspring is

Which of the following people belong to the same matrilineage?

Which of the following distinguishes a bilateral kindred from a lineage?

Which of the following is an important new kinship status that Sharp found developing among donor kin and organ recipients?

Enduring kin ties in Zumbagua, Ecuador, are

Which of the following statements describes the migrant families from the Dominican Republic studied by Eugenia Georges?

Assisted reproduction has played a very different role in Israel than it has played in the United States because

Sharp offers an example of Sally, a widow in her mid-50s, whose son's heart had been transplanted into the body of Larry, a married man in his late 60s. Why, in Sharp's view, did the role of donor mother become so important for Sally and Larry, once they got to know each other?

In the 1980s, some gays and lesbians began to argue that

A husband, a wife, and their children form a(n)

The expression "matrilineal puzzle" refers to which of the following situations?

Families in which several generations live together in a single household are called

Among the Nuer, if a quarrel erupted between members of different minor lineages, it would ordinarily be resolved when the quarreling minor lineages recognized that they were all part of the same major lineage. This process is called

A descent group formed by members who believe they have a common (sometimes mythical) ancestor is a

A family type created when previously divorced or widowed people marry, bringing with them children from their previous marriages, is called a

What Is the Anthropological Perspective

Why Is the Concept of Culture Important

What Is Ethnographic Fieldwork

How Has Anthropological Thinking About Cultural Diversity Changed Over Time

What Is Human Language

How Do We Make Meaning

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Religion and World-View

How Are Culture and Power Connected

How Do People Make a Living

What Can Anthropology Teach Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Social Inequality

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Globalization

How Is Anthropology Applied in the Field of Medicine

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