Question 1

The majority of kinship systems found in the world are based on the unilineal principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Unilineal descent groups:

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A)   endure over time and clearly define who is a member and who is not.
B)   allow members to decide which descent groups they want to belong to; therefore, these groups change membership and size radically from generation to generation.
C)   cannot clearly define who is or is not a member, but still manage to endure over time.
D)   allow individuals to first identify themselves as individuals and then as members of the kinship group.
E)   do not place emphasis on individual or corporate identity. A

Question 3

In poor shanty-towns in Brazil,anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes found that one essential feature of kinship systems was altered among poor women.Which relationship was this?

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A)   Between father and daughters
B)   Between father and children (sons and daughters) 
C)   Between mother and son
D)   Between mother and children (sons and daughters) 
E)   Between mother and father D

Question 4

Neolocal residence means:

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A)   changing residence from that of the relatives of the husband to those of the wife approximately every two years.
B)   living near the relatives of the husband.
C)   living near the relatives of the wife.
D)   living in a place of one's own.
E)   living near the bride's mother's brother.

Question 5

Salvage anthropology is a type of applied anthropology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the six indicators of the corporate nature of unilineal descent groups?

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Question 7

Why has kinship been the subject of so much anthropological research? Why is it said to be the single most important aspect of social structure?

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Question 8

How is the term matriarchy distinct from the term matrilineal?

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Question 9

The horizontal function of kinship provides social continuity across generations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the story related by medical anthropologist Geri-Ann Galanti in "Cross-Cultural Miscues," why was the young Bedouin woman killed after she was sent to the hospital?

Accepted Answer

A)   She was a victim of medical malpractice.
B)   She has dishonored her family and they killed her to restore their honor.
C)   She died of hemorrhaging during an abortion because her family removed her from the hospital before doctors advised.
D)   She was abducted in her village for seeking out Western medical treatment.
E)   She was threatened, but she was not actually killed.

Question 11

The first ascending generation would include EGO's mother,father,and the sisters and brothers of the mother and father.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who is a "consanguine"?

Accepted Answer

A)   someone related by blood
B)   someone related by marriage
C)   a relationship of fictive kin
D)   a cousin through the mother's side
E)   a cousin through the father's side

Question 13

Name three recent innovations in reproductive technology that are forcing us to redefine some aspects of kinship.

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Question 14

New reproductive technologies challenge:

Accepted Answer

A)   ethical norms
B)   legal challenges
C)   vocabulary of kinship
D)   moral standards
E)   all of these choices

Question 15

Descent groups composed of two or more clans are called:

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A)   moieties.
B)   lineages.
C)   phratries.
D)   bands.
E)   segmentary lineages.

Question 16

In her study of homeless youth,Finkelstein used an "emic" approach to research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Anthropologists,as compared to other social scientists,have spent a great deal of time studying kinship because they have:

Accepted Answer

A)   always focused largely on biological relationships.
B)   concentrated mainly on small-scale societies where kinship relations tend to be important.
C)   always studied fictional relationships and how societies are organized socially and politically.
D)   concentrated on industrial societies where kinship relations tend to be important and affect the individual's ability to survive.
E)   have found that kinship is the single most significant factor in social organization in every human society.

Question 18

What is "partible paternity"?

Accepted Answer

A)   a relationship in which more than one father raises the child
B)   belief that paternity cannot be determined for a child
C)   belief that a child descends biologically only from the father
D)   cultural belief that a child has more than one mother
E)   cultural belief that a child has more than one biological father

Question 19

In her study of homeless youth,Finklestein found that:

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A)   most homeless children never return home to their parents.
B)   they mostly came from wealthy families.
C)   most preferred a nomadic lifestyle.
D)   they had few friends and acquaintances.
E)   they were working diligently to stabilize their lives.

Question 20

Cross-culturally,most kinship systems:

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A)   provide few links between successive generations.
B)   provide few ties across a single generation.
C)   provide links between successive generations and ties across a single generation.
D)   only link successive generations and do not tie across generations.
E)   provides links and ties to all members of a family regardless of biology.

Exam 10: Kinship and Descent

The majority of kinship systems found in the world are based on the unilineal principle.

Unilineal descent groups:

In poor shanty-towns in Brazil,anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes found that one essential feature of kinship systems was altered among poor women.Which relationship was this?

Neolocal residence means:

Salvage anthropology is a type of applied anthropology.

What are the six indicators of the corporate nature of unilineal descent groups?

Why has kinship been the subject of so much anthropological research? Why is it said to be the single most important aspect of social structure?

How is the term matriarchy distinct from the term matrilineal?

The horizontal function of kinship provides social continuity across generations.

In the story related by medical anthropologist Geri-Ann Galanti in "Cross-Cultural Miscues," why was the young Bedouin woman killed after she was sent to the hospital?

The first ascending generation would include EGO's mother,father,and the sisters and brothers of the mother and father.

Who is a "consanguine"?

Name three recent innovations in reproductive technology that are forcing us to redefine some aspects of kinship.

New reproductive technologies challenge:

Descent groups composed of two or more clans are called:

In her study of homeless youth,Finkelstein used an "emic" approach to research.

Anthropologists,as compared to other social scientists,have spent a great deal of time studying kinship because they have:

What is "partible paternity"?

In her study of homeless youth,Finklestein found that:

Cross-culturally,most kinship systems: