Question 1

List the six basic systems of kinship classification.

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They are Eskimo,Hawa...

Question 2

Kindreds are found in both unlineal and cognatic descent systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

New reproductive technologies are growing,but they still constitute an extreme minority.While surrogacy is becoming more popular,techniques such as in vitro fertilization are declining.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Patrilineal descent was very marked and practiced by the majority of peoples in traditional China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following are criteria used to distinguish between different kin categories except:

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A)   generation.
B)   gender.
C)   side of the family.
D)   level of formal education.
E)   relative age.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The rules that a culture uses to establish affiliations with one's parents is called:

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A)   exogamy.
B)   endogamy.
C)   cognatic lineage.
D)   lineality.
E)   descent.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

What are the main principles of kinship classification and how do these structure a society?

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The main principles of kinship classific...

Question 8

In U.S.society,the typical marital residence pattern is:

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A)   neolocal.
B)   patrilocal.
C)   avunculocal.
D)   matrilocal.
E)   ambilocal.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following statements about kinship systems is not true?

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A)   They create very close social ties.
B)   They provide moral coercion to adhere to social norms.
C)   They are extremely stable and do not change over time.
D)   They involve strong bonds of obligation.
E)   They provide security for their members.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Clans,as unilineal descent groups:

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A)   are the same organizations as lineages, except that they form parts of chiefdoms and not tribes.
B)   claim that they are all related to a common ancestor, but cannot trace that genealogical connection step-by-step.
C)   are smaller in size than lineages.
D)   control more property than any other type of descent group.
E)   are always part of a moiety.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Phratries are composed of at least two moieties.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A kinship diagram of a son,father,grandfather,and great grandfather would include:

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A)   affinal relatives.
B)   collateral relatives.
C)   two genders.
D)   lineal relatives.
E)   exogamous relatives.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Unilineal descent groups last over time and have a corporate nature,which means all of the following except:

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A)   they shape a person's identity in some significant way.
B)   they are subordinate only to religious figures in the society.
C)   they regulate marriage, and kin on both the bride and groom's sides must give approval.
D)   they control property such as land and animals.
E)   they function as a political unit.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Kinship is considered the single most important bond in virtually all human societies.Discuss how an individual would be impacted if he or she lost all kinship connections and yet was still required to function within our own society.Where would this person be most challenged and how would his or her life be different than a person who did have intact kinship ties?

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If an individual were to lose all kinshi...

Question 15

What four types of kinship groups are based on the unilineal principle?

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Lineages,clans,phrat...

Question 16

Neolocal residence is associated exclusively with food-collecting societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the U.S.we most commonly practice bilateral descent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Today it is more difficult to obtain information on your distant relatives than it was in past decades.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which statement about the Zuni (New Mexico) kinship system is true?

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A)   They have a bilateral kinship system.
B)   Zuni men are divided between serving the economic interests of their wives and the ceremonial needs of their sisters and mothers.
C)   Inheritance is traced through fathers.
D)   They practice patrilocal residence.
E)   Wives are viewed as strangers or outsiders within the extended family.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Contrast consanguineal and affinal kinships ties.

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Consanguineal relatives are th...

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List the six basic systems of kinship classification.

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A kinship diagram of a son,father,grandfather,and great grandfather would include:

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In the U.S.we most commonly practice bilateral descent.

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Unilineal descent groups last over time and have a corporate nature,which means all of the following except:

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Today it is more difficult to obtain information on your distant relatives than it was in past decades.

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Which of the following statements about kinship systems is not true?

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Patrilineal descent was very marked and practiced by the majority of peoples in traditional China.

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Neolocal residence is associated exclusively with food-collecting societies.

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Which statement about the Zuni (New Mexico) kinship system is true?

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Phratries are composed of at least two moieties.

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New reproductive technologies are growing,but they still constitute an extreme minority.While surrogacy is becoming more popular,techniques such as in vitro fertilization are declining.

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Kindreds are found in both unlineal and cognatic descent systems.

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In U.S.society,the typical marital residence pattern is:

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The rules that a culture uses to establish affiliations with one's parents is called:

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All of the following are criteria used to distinguish between different kin categories except:

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What four types of kinship groups are based on the unilineal principle?

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Contrast consanguineal and affinal kinships ties.

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List the six basic systems of kinship classification.

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A kinship diagram of a son,father,grandfather,and great grandfather would include:

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In the U.S.we most commonly practice bilateral descent.

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Unilineal descent groups last over time and have a corporate nature,which means all of the following except:

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Today it is more difficult to obtain information on your distant relatives than it was in past decades.

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Which of the following statements about kinship systems is not true?

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Patrilineal descent was very marked and practiced by the majority of peoples in traditional China.

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Neolocal residence is associated exclusively with food-collecting societies.

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Which statement about the Zuni (New Mexico) kinship system is true?

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Phratries are composed of at least two moieties.

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New reproductive technologies are growing,but they still constitute an extreme minority.While surrogacy is becoming more popular,techniques such as in vitro fertilization are declining.

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Kindreds are found in both unlineal and cognatic descent systems.

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In U.S.society,the typical marital residence pattern is:

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The rules that a culture uses to establish affiliations with one's parents is called:

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All of the following are criteria used to distinguish between different kin categories except:

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What four types of kinship groups are based on the unilineal principle?

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Contrast consanguineal and affinal kinships ties.

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