Chapter 11 Anthropology Homework Questions and Answers
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Chapter 11 Anthropology Homework Questions and Answers
Which types of marriage practices present problems for the definition of marriage offered in Notes and Queries on Anthropology?
plural marriages and same-sex marriages
Marriages that involve more than two people are known as which type...
Chapter 11 Anthropology Homework
Questions and Answers
Which types of marriage practices present problems for the definition of marriage
offered in Notes and Queries on Anthropology? - answer plural marriages and same-
sex marriages
Marriages that involve more than two people are known as which type of marriage? -
answer plural
The socially recognized father of children is known by which anthropological term? -
answer pater
According to Edmund Leach, marriage can, but doesn't always, accomplish which of the
following? - answer give either or both spouses a monopoly on the sexuality of the
other
establish legal parentage
establish a socially significant "relationship of affinity" between spouses and their
relatives
give either or both spouses rights over the other's property
When a father says to his son, "You can no longer see your cousin Lana. You're
spending too much time with her; it's not healthy. I want you to go to college and meet
some new young women. Maybe you'll find someone new who is interested in you," he
is conveying the idea that the son must marry outside of the family, which is the concept
of - answer exogamy.
Which of the following is the definition of marriage in Notes and Queries on
Anthropology? - answer a union between a man and a woman such that the children
born to the woman are recognized as legitimate offspring of both partners
What is the name of the practice in which a woman marries a group of brothers? -
answer fraternal polyandry
Which statement best describes how incest can be defined differently in different
societies? - answer Although sex and marriage are restricted among close relatives
in all societies, the definition of close relative varies cross-culturally.
The biological father of children is known by which anthropological term? - answer
genitor
, Instead of attempting to provide a definition of marriage that applies to all societies,
British anthropologist Edmund Leach described a list that included such marriage
characteristics as establishing the legal father of a woman's children and the legal
mother of a man's and giving spouses a monopoly on the sexuality of the other. Leach
established a list of different kinds of marital - answer rights.
Marriage patterns that require individuals to find spouses outside the boundaries of their
own group are called rules of - answer exogamy.
The term used to describe the kinship relationship between the children of two brothers
and the children of two sisters is ______, and marriage rules in many non-Western
societies, such as the Yanomami, designate them as ______ sexual or marriage
partners. - answer parallel cousin; forbidden, off limits
Which of the following statements about incest are true? - answer Cultures define
incest differently because they define kinship differently.
It refers to sexual contact with a relative.
It is socially constructed.
Your cross cousins are ______; and among the South American Indian group, the
Yanomami, cross cousins are ______. - answer your mother's brother's children or
your father's sister's children; preferred marriage partners
Rules that restrict sex and marriage among close relatives and force marriage to
outsiders are example of ______ rules. - answer exogamic
In the U.S., people are often encouraged to marry someone from their own religious
group. People may also be encouraged to marry someone of their same social class.
These practices illustrate - answer endogamy.
In the Indian caste system, the castes are called - answer varna.
Among ancient Inca rulers in Peru, brother-sister marriage was required. This practice is
referred to as - answer royal endogamy.
The ______ function of a custom refers to the reasons people in that society give for it,
and the ______ function is an effect the custom has on the society that its members
don't mention or may not even recognize. - answer manifest; latent
Which explanation for restrictions on incest and rules of exogamy is widely accepted by
cultural anthropologists? - answer Rules forcing people to mate and marry outside
their kin groups create new social and political alliances and keep a group from being
too isolated.
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