Question 1

You are an ethnographer whose data on residence customs after marriage show that 65% of couples live with the groom's MoBr.Your ethnography would report that _____ residence is the most common.

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Avunculocal residence refers to the practice of living with or near the husband's mother's brother (MoBr), which matches the described data.

Question 2

A marriage rule requiring an individual to marry someone in his or her own social group is called

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An endogamous rule requires individuals to marry within their own social group, clan, or community, maintaining the social boundaries and cohesion of the group.

Question 3

One function of matrilocal residence is that it

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Matrilocal residence refers to the cultural practice where a married couple lives with or near the wife's family, thus keeping consanguineally related women (women related by blood) together.

Question 4

If someone is your affine (or affinal relative), you are related by

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Affine or affinal relatives are those to whom you are related by marriage, not by blood, clan, or lineage.

Question 5

Among foragers like the Mbuti pygmies, an important function of exogamy is that

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Exogamy among foragers like the Mbuti pygmies helps to ensure that consanguineal (blood-related) males stay together, which is important for maintaining social bonds and cooperation within the group.

Question 6

The advantages of polygyny across cultures include all of the following EXCEPT

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More wives do not necessarily mean more sexual variety and access.

Question 7

Tibet has a polyandrous marriage system in part because

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Families want to avoid dividing land between brothers.

Question 8

An alternate term for matrilocal residence is

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Uxorilocal is an alternate term for matrilocal residence, both indicating a marital residence pattern where the couple lives with or near the wife's family.

Question 9

Which form of marriage found in Melanesia and elsewhere potentially gives a man the most political status?

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Polygyny, the practice of a man having multiple wives, can significantly enhance a man's political status in many societies, including those in Melanesia. This is because marriages often establish political alliances and can increase a man's wealth and influence through connections with his wives' families.

Question 10

The traditional Hopi household consists of

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The traditional Hopi household is matrilocal, meaning that when a couple marries, the husband moves into the wife's family's home. Thus, a traditional Hopi household typically consists of a woman, her daughters and their husbands and children, plus her unmarried sons.

Question 11

This type of marriage finance is characteristic of many arranged marriages between those of Indian descent in North America.

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Dowry is a traditional practice in many arranged marriages among those of Indian descent, where the bride's family provides a form of payment or gifts to the groom's family.

Question 12

Knauft's study of sister-exchange marriage among the Gebusi showed what percentage of first marriages were sister exchanges?

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Knauft's study of the Gebusi revealed that just over 50% of first marriages were sister exchanges, highlighting the cultural significance of this practice within their society.

Question 13

What are the two types of families that most people belong to during their lifetime?

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Question 14

Contrast a nuclear family and an extended family.

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Question 15

What are the advantages of an arranged marriage according to Native Americans?

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Question 16

What is sister exchange marriage?

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Question 17

Discuss the functions of exogamy and one function of endogamy.

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Question 18

Describe two functions of the levirate.

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Question 19

Discuss three advantages of polygyny from the perspective of co-wives.

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Question 20

Describe and explain the symbols used by anthropologists to diagram kinship relations.

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