Question 1

From an anthropological perspective, kinship is a cultural phenomenon.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Among the Hopi, husbands go to live with the families of their wives. Fathers and children are of different lineages, and the mothers and mothers' brothers are the primary disciplinarians. The Hopi are

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A)   matrilineal and matrilocal.
B)   patrilineal and matrilocal.
C)   patrilineal and patrilocal.
D)   matrilineal and patrilocal.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Who developed the classification system for kinship terminology?

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A)   Raymond Firth
B)   Bronislaw Malinowski
C)   Lewis Henry Morgan
D)   Franz BoasE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

How do cognatic systems differ from unilineal systems?

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A)   Cognatic systems can hold property and regulate access to land.
B)   Cognatic systems have overlapping membership in lineages.
C)   Cognatic systems provide the means for acquiring honored and authoritative political roles.
D)   Cognatic systems organize cooperative activities.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The term for all the relatives that one recognizes through both sides of one's family is

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A)   kindred.
B)   kinship.
C)   descent group.
D)   lineage.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of these statements about clans is FALSE?

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A)   Clans often own or control land or other forms of property.
B)   Clans are subdivided into a number of different lineages.
C)   Clans are generally absent of totemic beliefs.
D)   Not all members of a clan can state how they are related to one another.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Explain how the role of kinship differs between pre-modern and modern industrial societies.

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Question 8

Which kinship terminology system is used by Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eskimo
B)   Hawaiian
C)   Iroquois
D)   CrowE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

A ____ descent system traces kinship relationships through the male line.

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A)   matrilineal
B)   patrilineal
C)   bilateral
D)   parallel genderedE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

All descent systems are ancestor-focused.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the members of a given person's kindred recognize that they are related to each other through that person.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 12

The organizing principle for most Western societies is kinship.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 13

Cognatic descent is especially common among which people groups?

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A)   Contemporary Western European countries
B)   The indigenous peoples of the American Southwest
C)   Polynesians and the Maori of New Zealand
D)   East Asians and Sub-Saharan AfricansE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Matrilineal descent

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A)   is less common than patrilineal descent.
B)   is common in modern industrial societies.
C)   is found primarily among foragers.
D)   does not exist in actuality.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Cross-culturally, the most common way of emphasizing some kinds of kinship relationships and deemphasizing others

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A)   is based on geographical distance.
B)   considers the names given to each member of a kin group.
C)   uses the sex of the connecting relatives as the basis of defining kin.
D)   is based on social status.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The Tikopians of the South Pacific are divided into four patriclans, each of which is divided into several patrilineages that are in turn comprised of several extended families each. The extended families are comprised of several nuclear families. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   a matrifocal organization.
B)   patrilineally partitioned organization.
C)   segmentary organization.
D)   nested families.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

In a clan, all the members are able to describe how they are related to one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A clan is considered totemic when

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A)   it is a matriclan.
B)   the members symbolically identify with the supernatural powers of plants, animals, or natural forces.
C)   it is particularly ancient and has religious practices that separate each of the included lineages.
D)   it is a patriclan.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

In a(n)  ____ system, people inherit property from their mothers or from their mother's brothers.

Accepted Answer

A)   matrilineal descent
B)   ambilineal descent
C)   patrilineal descent
D)   cognateE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

In Omaha kinship terminology, there is no term equivalent to the English cousin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Kinship and Descent

From an anthropological perspective, kinship is a cultural phenomenon.

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Among the Hopi, husbands go to live with the families of their wives. Fathers and children are of different lineages, and the mothers and mothers' brothers are the primary disciplinarians. The Hopi are

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Who developed the classification system for kinship terminology?

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How do cognatic systems differ from unilineal systems?

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The term for all the relatives that one recognizes through both sides of one's family is

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Which of these statements about clans is FALSE?

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Explain how the role of kinship differs between pre-modern and modern industrial societies.

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Which kinship terminology system is used by Americans?

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A ____ descent system traces kinship relationships through the male line.

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All descent systems are ancestor-focused.

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All of the members of a given person's kindred recognize that they are related to each other through that person.

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The organizing principle for most Western societies is kinship.

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Cognatic descent is especially common among which people groups?

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Matrilineal descent

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Cross-culturally, the most common way of emphasizing some kinds of kinship relationships and deemphasizing others

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In a clan, all the members are able to describe how they are related to one another.

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A clan is considered totemic when

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In a(n) ____ system, people inherit property from their mothers or from their mother's brothers.

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In Omaha kinship terminology, there is no term equivalent to the English cousin.

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