Question 1

Most non-unilineal systems are __________.

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Question 2

More than 25 percent of the world's population is traditionally neolocal.

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Neolocal refers to a living arrangement in which a newly married couple establishes their own household separate from their parents or any other family members. While neolocality is becoming more common in many cultures, it is not yet the norm and therefore less than 25 percent of the world's population is neolocal.

Question 3

Marriage is a virtually universal institution among human societies.Discuss the advantages that marriage has for human society.In the case of a society that does not have marriage,how might it regulate these needs without marriage?

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Question 4

Name four functions of marriage.

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Question 5

The Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints are part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

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The Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) are a Mormon fundamentalist group that broke away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the early 20th century. They are not a part of the mainstream LDS church.

Question 6

Bride wealth transactions are particularly characteristic of Africa.

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Bride wealth transactions, also known as bride price or dowry, are a common feature of traditional African societies where the groom or his family pays the bride's family in exchange for the marriage.

Question 7

Ambilineal descent is a type of cognatic descent.

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Ambilineal descent is a type of cognatic descent because it allows for tracing ancestry through either the mother's or father's line, regardless of gender.

Question 8

How does polyandry differ from polygyny?

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Question 9

How many generations are there in an extended family?

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Question 10

Name three functions of a kinship system.

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Question 11

Polygyny is a very commonly-accepted form of marriage in many societies.List and describe of the advantages of polygyny for a man,his wives,and his children.

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Question 12

Clans do not normally indicate the residence of an individual.

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Clans are more commonly associated with ancestry, lineage, or social organization, rather than geographical location or residence.

Question 13

Consider a newly-married couple in each of the various forms of residence.How does the particular residence rule affect the type of family that couple will produce and how that family will function?

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Question 14

Kinship systems are cultural phenomena.

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Kinship systems vary across different cultures and are shaped by social norms, values, and traditions. Therefore, they are considered a cultural phenomenon.

Question 15

Compare and contrast each of the marriage compensations that are found in contemporary human societies.How are these changing today in a globalized economy?

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Question 16

Compare and contrast the functions of marriage and kinship systems in a society.

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Quiz 7: Marriage, Family, and Kinship