A) caste endogamy.
B) caste exogamy.
C) free selection of spouses.
D) polyandry.
E) polygamy.
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A) It only exists in Western countries.
B) It only exists in affluent (wealthy) countries.
C) People in many non-Westerns countries do not base marriage on romantic love.
D) All cultures practice some form of romantic love in arranging a marriage.
E) Anthropologists have not traditionally been able to define "love."
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A) a man having more than one wife at a time.
B) a woman having more than one husband at a time.
C) both marriage partners having multiple spouses.
D) a same sex marriage between two men.
E) an arranged marriage in which families are in different social castes (or classes) .
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A) a widow marries the brother or another close relative of her dead husband.
B) a widower marries the sister or another close relative of his dead wife.
C) a person marries a cross-cousin.
D) a person marries a parallel cousin.
E) the groom must marry his sister.
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A) the preferred form of marriage.
B) practiced by the majority of wealthy men in the world.
C) less common than polyandry.
D) considered by anthropologists to be less moral than monogamy.
E) a form of marriage in which the man exerts his domination over the women.
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A) universally prohibits first cousins from marrying.
B) prohibits sexual relations with anyone on the father's side of the family.
C) prohibits sexual relations with certain categories of kin.
D) universally prohibits marriage between clan members.
E) prohibits marriage between parent and child only.
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A) bridewealth
B) dowry
C) bride service
D) reciprocal exchange
E) groom service
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A) arranged marriage continues and has become even more widespread than in traditional agrarian India in the 18th century.
B) arranged marriage has come to an end and is no longer practiced. Young people today have very Western notions of attraction and mate selection.
C) although arranged marriages continue in very traditional families, most young people chose their own partner and elope, electing to not participate in such elaborate ceremonies and tradition.
D) arranged marriage continues within castes that have low education and economic rates. These young people continue to have a hard time finding a marriage partner.
E) arranged marriage continues, but in an altered form. Now, young people are actively searching for their partners on internet marriage websites.
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A) the acceptance of alternative lifestyles in recent years.
B) the increasing divorce rate.
C) the lower costs associated with having children.
D) delays in childbearing and marriage.
E) the expanding job market.
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A) disrupt the family's function as a unit of economic cooperation.
B) disrupt the family's function as a unit of socialization.
C) create role ambiguity.
D) create competition between families.
E) create intense jealousies within the nuclear family.
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A) a widow is expected to marry the brother or another close relative of her dead husband.
B) a widower is expected to marry the sister or another close relative of his dead wife.
C) a man marries his stepsister.
D) a man takes his brother's widow as a wife.
E) a woman takes her dead husband's cousin.
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A) In a multigenerational household there are three or more generations.
B) In a multigenerational household the grandparent is the primary wage earner.
C) In a multigenerational household there is a generation gap between the spouses.
D) A multigenerational household contains a maximum of two generations.
E) A multigenerational household combines more than two families that are not related by blood.
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A) sometimes occurs in Tibet.
B) is called primogeniture.
C) is necessary in pastoral societies.
D) occurs only in hunting and gathering societies.
E) creates an extreme sense of role ambiguity among children.
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A) same sex marriages are threatening to viable social order.
B) same sex marriages are immoral and should be avoided at all costs.
C) families built on same sex marriages can contribute to stable and humane societies.
D) same sex marriage are far more common in the world's cultures than heterosexual ones.
E) same sex marriages should be encouraged.
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