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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Anthropology


1.

 
Which form of marriage in the United States is currently being re-evaluated since the introduction of NEW reproductive technologies?
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
nontraditional marriage  
cousin marriageStudent Response   
Student Response same-sex marriage0%  
polygynous marriage  
affinal marriage  
Score:0/0.5
 

2.

 
In which of the following cultural centers is homosexuality openly accepted as part of the urban lifestyle.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Amsterdam  
San Francisco  
Rio De Janeiro  
Student Response all of the above.100%Student Response   
none of the above.  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

3.

 
In which of the following circumstances would you expect to find the custom of bride price?
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
A bride and groom leave the community after marriage and set up their own household in a distant city or village area.  
A bride and groom go to live with the bride’s people.  
Student Response A bride and groom go to live with the groom’s people.100%Student Response   
A bride and groom go to live with the bride’s mother’s brother.  
None of the above.  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

4.

 
True _______________ marriage, in which multiple men and women have sexual access to one another, rarely occurs in the various societies around the world.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Mixed  
Monogamous  
Student Response Group100%Student Response   
Serial monogamous  
Communal  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

5.

 
Because Nayar women live with their dependent offspring and their brothers, they are a(n) _______________ family.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
conjugal  
affinal  
nuclear  
Student Response consanguineal100%Student Response   
patrilateral  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

6.

 
In the United States today, _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
polyandry is the only legally recognized form of marriage  
couples practice marriage but not mating  
marriage is identical to mating  
the mating patterns that occur are primarily monogamous  
Student Response monogamy is the only legally recognized form of marriage100%Student Response   
Score:0.5/0.5
 

7.

 
Marriage resolves the problem of how to bring sexual activity under _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
female control  
male control  
Student Response cultural control100%Student Response   
biological control  
mother-in-law control  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

8.

 
The most preferred form of marriage around the world is _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Student Response polygamy0%  
polyandry  
the levirate  
monogamy  
polygynyStudent Response   
Score:0/0.5
 

9.

 
Bride _______________ refers to the period of time a groom is expected to work for his bride’s family.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
period  
Student Response service100%Student Response   
price  
exchange  
work  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

10.

 
An example of group marriage would be _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
a Nayar household in which a woman takes several lovers  
a pastoral nomad’s wife who shares her husband and her work with another woman  
the Moonies having a large wedding ceremony at which 500 couples are married at the same time  
a prosperous member of the Kapauku who is able to afford a bride price for four wives  
Student Response a hippie commune where adult members of the commune have sexual access to each other100%Student Response   
Score:0.5/0.5
 

11.

 
When examining the forms of marriage which occur worldwide, the _______________ is the most common.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
extendedStudent Response   
nuclear  
affinal  
Student Response conjugal0%  
consanguineal  
Score:0/0.5
 

12.

 
The levirate and the sororate _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
exist only in advanced industrial societies  
are secret societies, like sororities and fraternities  
do not work if the surviving spouse was an only child  
Student Response function to maintain the relationship between the family of the bride and the family of the groom100%Student Response   
are types of cattle in pastoralist societies  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

13.

 
_______________ families are those comprised of a married couple together raising their children from previous unions.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Consanguineal  
Mixed  
Affinal  
Joint  
Student Response Blended100%Student Response   
Score:0.5/0.5
 

14.

 
Polygyny _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
is less common than polyandry  
means marriage to more than one man  
is the most common form of marriage  
is an example of group marriage  
Student Response is possible only when a man is fairly wealthy100%Student Response   
Score:0.5/0.5
 

15.

 
A family established through marriage is a/an _______________ family.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
nuclear  
affinal  
Student Response conjugal100%Student Response   
extended  
unilocal  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

16.

 
__________________________ is a universal phenomenon, spanning time and cultures.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Single-parent households  
Nuclear family  
Student Response Child exchange100%Student Response   
Divorce  
Wife exchange  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

17.

 
In industrial and post-industrial societies, such as the United States, the most common form of residence after marriage is _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
avunculocal  
Student Response neolocal100%Student Response   
matrilocal  
patrilocal  
ambilocal  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

18.

 
A woman marries and goes to live with her husband in his village. When her husband dies ten years later she marries her deceased husband’s brother. This custom is referred to as _______________.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
the sororate  
bigamy  
polygyny  
Student Response the levirate100%Student Response   
polyandry  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

19.

 
Families can be consanguine or conjugal.  The conjugal family has many forms.  One type of conjugal family is the _______________, consisting of the husband, wife, and dependent children.
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
polygynous family  
polygamous family  
Student Response nuclear family100%Student Response   
extended family  
polyandrous family  
Score:0.5/0.5
 

20.

 
Which of the following constitutes a culturally valid reason for divorce among many human groups?
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
sterility or impotence  
cruelty  
being a poor provider  
being a lazy housekeeper  
Student Response All of the above100%Student Response   
Score:0.5/0.5

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