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In__________________kinship terminology,the term "brother" is given to ego's brother,father's brother's son, and mother's sister's song;a different term is used for the sons of father's sister and mother's brother."Mother" refers to ego's mother and mother's sister;"father" refers to ego's father and father's brother.Separate terms are used for mother's brother and father's sister.


A) Eskimo
B) Hawaiian
C) Iroquois
D) unilineal descent
E) kindred

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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What are honor killings?


A) Murder condoned by the genealogical group in order to retaliate for shame of unapproved sexual activity
B) Murder against the genealogical group by those who wish to take its women and other possessions
C) Public shaming of individuals who have engaged in adulterous activities;this usually consists of verbal insults and flogging
D) Also called namus,this is the process of adapting to foreign cultures and giving up one's connection to ancestor worship
E) Historical feuds between lineages that last for more than four generations

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Compare the role of kinship across foraging,horticultural,agricultural,and industrial societies.

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You belong to a patrilineal descent group.Which of the following belong(s) to the same group?


A) Your mother
B) Your father's sister
C) Your mother's sister
D) Your mother's father
E) Your father's sister's children

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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A clan is similar to a lineage except:


A) a clan has fewer people.
B) clan members are unable to trace exact genealogical links to their common ancestor.
C) clans are more likely to hold tangible property corporately.
D) clans are exogamous whereas lineages are endogamous.
E) clans are patrilocal whereas lineages are matrilocal.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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What is the kindred,and where do we find this?

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Explain how kinship organization was important to the research conducted by anthropologist Harald Prins in Maine among the Aroostook Band of Indians.

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What is a totem,and how is it related to kinship and descent?

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Many modern feminists are interested in the concept of matriarchy,sometimes confusing it with or linking it to the matrilineal descent system.Does the matrilineal descent system imply matriarchy? Use concrete examples to illustrate your points.

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The concept of matriarchy and the matril...

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How do different societies create fictive kin? Discuss two examples.

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Descent groups are associated with all of the following except:


A) they provide social security for the elderly members.
B) they promote harmony through worship of ancestors.
C) they play a role in arranging marriages for members.
D) they make all laws for the state.
E) they are economic units providing aid.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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What does kinship terminology reveal about human relations?

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If two people are given the same kinship term,this means that:


A) they have the same genes.
B) no one can tell the difference between them.
C) they occupy a similar family status.
D) they are identical twins.
E) they are members of an adopted family.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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What is a tsu,and what is its role in Han society?

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Clans,because they may have members living in many different villages,depend on__________________to provide symbolic identification and promote solidarity.


A) totems
B) signs
C) promises
D) treaties
E) feasts

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Among the Yako of Nigeria,an individual might inherit grazing lands from his father's patrilineal group,and livestock and ritual knowledge from his mother's matrilineal group.This is an example of which kind of descent?


A) Ambilineal
B) Bilocal
C) Patrilateral
D) Matrilineal
E) Double

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Several different kinship systems are used cross-culturally.Discuss the adaptive advantages of having distinct ways of reckoning kinship

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The Micmacs are a tribe in Massachusetts.

A) True
B) False

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In ambilineal descent,the individual may be affiliated with either the mother's or father's lines.

A) True
B) False

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A moiety is a larger group than a phratry.

A) True
B) False

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