Question 1

Which of the following statements about patrilineal-patrilocal horticulturalists is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Men control the distribution of goods outside the domestic sphere. 
B) Men work harder at food production and manufacturing than do women. 
C) Men are in short supply due to the practice of male infanticide. 
D) Men and women enjoy approximately equal status. 
E) Men trade subsistence goods but not prestige items. 
A) Men control the distribution of goods outside the domestic sphere. 
B) Men work harder at food production and manufacturing than do women. 
C) Men are in short supply due to the practice of male infanticide. 
D) Men and women enjoy approximately equal status. 
E) Men trade subsistence goods but not prestige items. A

Question 2

The worldwide increase in female-headed households stems from all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing divorce rates. 
B) male migration. 
C) unwed adolescent parenthood. 
D) civil strife. 
E) the idea that child care is a woman's responsibility. 
A) decreasing divorce rates. 
B) male migration. 
C) unwed adolescent parenthood. 
D) civil strife. 
E) the idea that child care is a woman's responsibility. A

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of the patrilineal-patrilocal complex?

Accepted Answer

A) Patrilineality 
B) Patrilocality 
C) Warfare 
D) Reduced gender stratification 
E) Male supremacy 
A) Patrilineality 
B) Patrilocality 
C) Warfare 
D) Reduced gender stratification 
E) Male supremacy D

Question 4

Gender stratification refers to an unequal distribution of socially valued resources, power, prestige, and personal freedom between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Kottak argues that the relatively high level of gender inequality found among horticultural societies is most likely the ancestral pattern of human society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Oversimplified ideas about the characteristics of males and females are known as gender roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the difference between sex and gender? Why is it important to understand this distinction?

Accepted Answer

Sex refers to the biological characteris

Question 8

Which of the following is not culturally constructed?

Accepted Answer

A) Race 
B) Gender 
C) Kinship 
D) Sex 
E) Sexual norms 
A) Race 
B) Gender 
C) Kinship 
D) Sex 
E) Sexual norms

Question 9

Patriarchy only occurs in tribal societies, such as the Yanomami.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the domestic-public dichotomy?

Accepted Answer

A) Strong differentiation between spheres of exchange 
B) Strong differentiation between the secular and the sacred 
C) Strong differentiation between elite and commoners 
D) Strong differentiation between the home and the outside world 
E) Strong differentiation between local and international trade 
A) Strong differentiation between spheres of exchange 
B) Strong differentiation between the secular and the sacred 
C) Strong differentiation between elite and commoners 
D) Strong differentiation between the home and the outside world 
E) Strong differentiation between local and international trade

Question 12

Compare two of the following in terms of gender roles and stratification: (a) foraging societies, (b) matrilineal-matrilocal societies, (c) patrilineal-patrilocal societies, (d) agricultural societies, and (e) industrial societies.

Accepted Answer

Foraging societies and agricultural soci

Question 13

All anthropologists agree that a true matriarchy has never existed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements about gender differences among tropical and semitropical foragers is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The status of women is much lower than it is among northern foragers like the Inuit. 
B) Women's work usually contributes more to the diet than does men's work; consequently, there is less gender stratification. 
C) The distinction between public and domestic spheres of activity is much sharper than it is in most horticultural societies. 
D) There is no sex-based division of labor. 
E) Women never take part in hunting. 
A) The status of women is much lower than it is among northern foragers like the Inuit. 
B) Women's work usually contributes more to the diet than does men's work; consequently, there is less gender stratification. 
C) The distinction between public and domestic spheres of activity is much sharper than it is in most horticultural societies. 
D) There is no sex-based division of labor. 
E) Women never take part in hunting.

Question 15

What is the domestic-public dichotomy? In what kinds of societies is it more pronounced? Less pronounced (or even nonexistent)? How is it related to gender stratification?

Accepted Answer

The domestic-public dichotomy refers to

Question 16

What is a matriarchy? Have anthropologists ever encountered one? If so, describe it; if not, describe the closest approximation.How does it compare to a patriarchy?

Accepted Answer

A matriarchy is a social system in which

Question 17

According to Kottak, which of the following contributed to the emergence of the American notion that "a woman's place is in the home"?

Accepted Answer

A) European immigration around 1900 
B) World War II 
C) Voting rights for women 
D) Inflation 
E) The Women's Rights Movement 
A) European immigration around 1900 
B) World War II 
C) Voting rights for women 
D) Inflation 
E) The Women's Rights Movement

Question 18

A political system ruled by men in which women have inferior status is known as a(an)

Accepted Answer

A) matriarchy. 
B) patriarchy. 
C) patrilocality. 
D) patrilineality. 
E) anarchy. 
A) matriarchy. 
B) patriarchy. 
C) patrilocality. 
D) patrilineality. 
E) anarchy.

Question 19

Among foragers

Accepted Answer

A) men excel under harsh living conditions and therefore accrue vastly more prestige than women. 
B) warfare makes men dominant over women. 
C) the status of women declines when they provide most of the food. 
D) men and women are completely equal; there is no gender inequality. 
E) the lack of a clear public-domestic dichotomy contributes to reduced gender inequality. 
A) men excel under harsh living conditions and therefore accrue vastly more prestige than women. 
B) warfare makes men dominant over women. 
C) the status of women declines when they provide most of the food. 
D) men and women are completely equal; there is no gender inequality. 
E) the lack of a clear public-domestic dichotomy contributes to reduced gender inequality.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about sexual orientation is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Anthropologists view sexual orientation as learned, malleable, and culturally constructed. 
B) Culture plays a role in molding individual sexual urges toward a collective norm. 
C) Individuals differ in every society on the nature, range, and intensity of their sexual interests. 
D) Sexual orientation is genetically predetermined, and culture plays no role in its expression. 
E) Four forms of sexual orientation-heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality-are found throughout the world. 
A) Anthropologists view sexual orientation as learned, malleable, and culturally constructed. 
B) Culture plays a role in molding individual sexual urges toward a collective norm. 
C) Individuals differ in every society on the nature, range, and intensity of their sexual interests. 
D) Sexual orientation is genetically predetermined, and culture plays no role in its expression. 
E) Four forms of sexual orientation-heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality-are found throughout the world.

Which of the following statements about patrilineal-patrilocal horticulturalists is true?

The worldwide increase in female-headed households stems from all of the following except

Which of the following is not part of the patrilineal-patrilocal complex?

Gender stratification refers to an unequal distribution of socially valued resources, power, prestige, and personal freedom between men and women.

Kottak argues that the relatively high level of gender inequality found among horticultural societies is most likely the ancestral pattern of human society.

Oversimplified ideas about the characteristics of males and females are known as gender roles.

What is the difference between sex and gender? Why is it important to understand this distinction?

Which of the following is not culturally constructed?

Patriarchy only occurs in tribal societies, such as the Yanomami.

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

What is the domestic-public dichotomy?

Compare two of the following in terms of gender roles and stratification: (a) foraging societies, (b) matrilineal-matrilocal societies, (c) patrilineal-patrilocal societies, (d) agricultural societies, and (e) industrial societies.

All anthropologists agree that a true matriarchy has never existed.

Which of the following statements about gender differences among tropical and semitropical foragers is true?

What is the domestic-public dichotomy? In what kinds of societies is it more pronounced? Less pronounced (or even nonexistent)? How is it related to gender stratification?

What is a matriarchy? Have anthropologists ever encountered one? If so, describe it; if not, describe the closest approximation.How does it compare to a patriarchy?

According to Kottak, which of the following contributed to the emergence of the American notion that "a woman's place is in the home"?

A political system ruled by men in which women have inferior status is known as a(an)

Among foragers

Which of the following statements about sexual orientation is not true?

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Exam 8: Gender

Which of the following statements about patrilineal-patrilocal horticulturalists is true?

The worldwide increase in female-headed households stems from all of the following except

Which of the following is not part of the patrilineal-patrilocal complex?

Gender stratification refers to an unequal distribution of socially valued resources, power, prestige, and personal freedom between men and women.

Kottak argues that the relatively high level of gender inequality found among horticultural societies is most likely the ancestral pattern of human society.

Oversimplified ideas about the characteristics of males and females are known as gender roles.

What is the difference between sex and gender? Why is it important to understand this distinction?

Which of the following is not culturally constructed?

Patriarchy only occurs in tribal societies, such as the Yanomami.

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

What is the domestic-public dichotomy?

Compare two of the following in terms of gender roles and stratification: (a) foraging societies, (b) matrilineal-matrilocal societies, (c) patrilineal-patrilocal societies, (d) agricultural societies, and (e) industrial societies.

All anthropologists agree that a true matriarchy has never existed.

Which of the following statements about gender differences among tropical and semitropical foragers is true?

What is the domestic-public dichotomy? In what kinds of societies is it more pronounced? Less pronounced (or even nonexistent)? How is it related to gender stratification?

What is a matriarchy? Have anthropologists ever encountered one? If so, describe it; if not, describe the closest approximation.How does it compare to a patriarchy?

According to Kottak, which of the following contributed to the emergence of the American notion that "a woman's place is in the home"?

A political system ruled by men in which women have inferior status is known as a(an)

Among foragers

Which of the following statements about sexual orientation is not true?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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