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In a matrilineal descent group,continued membership in the same family group across generations passes through the


A) father.
B) mother.
C) uncle.
D) aunt.

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First-cousin marriages (between the children of two siblings) are legally prohibited


A) in all fifty states in the United States of America.
B) in some states in the United States of America.
C) in no state in the United States of America.
D) universally.

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Which of the following is the practice of formalizing and legalizing a marriage through the exchange of gifts from the bride's family to the groom's family?


A) gift exchange
B) bridewealth
C) reciprocity
D) dowry

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The process by which an individual,whose marriage has ended due to divorce or death,remarries another individual is commonly called


A) bigamy.
B) lineal polygamy.
C) serial monogamy.
D) serial monotony.

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Nation-states draw heavily on ideas of ________ in order to create a sense of connection among very different people found within their national borders.


A) nationalism and kinship
B) kinship and family
C) hegemony and kinship
D) nationalism and hegemony

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The origins of the incest taboo are unclear,even after decades of careful study.One theory holds that the taboo exists as a result of the fear of biological degeneration and the possible effects of inbreeding.One of the arguments against this theory is that


A) data from careful population sampling clearly shows this does not happen.
B) the human genome project has shown that reproduction in affinal groups does not result in genetic damage.
C) both genetics and population science emerged long after the incest taboo.
D) early researchers of the incest taboo did not fully investigate the phenomenon in fieldwork.

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Cousins who are children of a father's brother or a mother's sister are considered which type of cousin?


A) second cousins
B) affinal cousins
C) cross-cousins
D) parallel cousins

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Marriage is often seen as a way to build an alliance and create both relationships and obligations between different groups.Sometimes this is simply the result of a marriage,but in many cases,worldwide,this is accomplished through ________ marriage.


A) arranged
B) exogamous
C) companionate
D) endogamous

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Which of the following terms is defined as the system of meaning and power that cultures create to determine who is related to whom and to define their mutual expectations,rights,and responsibilities?


A) family
B) heredity
C) descent
D) kinship

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Early anthropologists identified ________ primary systems used to classify relatives in the parental generation,including the bifurcate merging system.


A) two
B) five
C) nine
D) four

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A marriage accomplished through alliance,arranged by relatives,is often very successful as a relationship between two people despite there seeming to be an absence of


A) dowry.
B) affection.
C) enmity.
D) love.

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The U.S.practice of marriage to an individual outside of a particular group of people,either by force of law or by power of tradition,is known as


A) kindred exogamy.
B) kindred paternity.
C) kindred endogamy.
D) plural marriage.

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Individuals in descent groups whose primary relationships are determined in the United States as consanguineal are based on


A) size.
B) blood.
C) paternity.
D) maternity.

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By collecting kinship data from cultures worldwide,early anthropologists found that there ________ of organizing relatives.


A) were more than seventeen different ways
B) were only six different ways
C) is only one way
D) is no consistent way

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The incest taboo universally prohibits sexual relations between


A) cousins,regardless of cross- or parallel-cousin relationships.
B) first and second cousins.
C) parents and children and siblings.
D) half siblings and parallel cousins.

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A type of descent group that is based on a claim to a founding ancestor but lacks genealogical documentation is a


A) relation.
B) marriage.
C) clan.
D) lineage.

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Something similar to marriage exists in every known culture,which has led anthropologists to conclude that there ________ of marriage.


A) are clear universal characteristics
B) are no universal characteristics
C) are a fixed number of different types
D) is no need to change the definition

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All cultures have a form of rule that forbids sexual relations with close relatives,ostensibly to


A) prevent birth defects.
B) reduce the prevalence of genetic defects.
C) force property redistribution through close inheritance.
D) prevent incest.

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The Chinese have a strong preference for a male child,and one consequence of DNA testing for the sex of the fetus is the complication of decisions around pregnancy.This is due to the development of


A) reproductive technologies.
B) the "one child" policy.
C) government monitoring policies.
D) widespread access to online information.

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Similar to membership in a family,birth,as well as biology,is a key part of


A) being a citizen in a nation-state.
B) being recognized as a member of your family.
C) being able to obtain immigrant status.
D) sufficient opportunities for marriage in a foreign country.

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