Polygyny - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Anthro Final: WVU Sahady with Verified Solutions historic archaeology archaeology with written documents prehistoric archaeology archaeology before written documents overall goal of archaeology to understand and reconstruct history and past cultures culture Tool that helps us know how to behave appropriately in varying situations & helps us to interpret meaning cultural relavitism is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that p...

Human Sexuality Chapters 1-5The qualities in life that are deemed important or unimportant, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable - correct answer values Form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives - correct answer polygyny the prohibition against intercourse and reproduction among close blood relatives - correct answer incest taboo the practice of having two or more spouses at the same time - correct answer polygamy sexual love of boys - correct answer pederasty mutu...

What is the Census Bureau's definition of family? What is the broader sociological definition? Correct Answer: - A group of two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption - A kinship system of all relatives living together or recognized as a social unit, including adopted people Monogamy vs. Polygamy Correct Answer: Monogamy: Marriage between two partners; the only legal form of marriage in the United States Polygamy: A form of marriage in which one person may have two o...

historic archaeology : archaeology with written documents prehistoric archaeology : archaeology before written documents overall goal of archaeology : to understand and reconstruct history and past cultures culture : Tool that helps us know how to behave appropriately in varying situations & helps us to interpret meaning cultural relavitism : is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged ag...

FAD4451 Love and Relationships Exam with Correct Answers Sex drive is regulated by what hormone that contributes to libido? - Answer-Testosterone Attachment is driven by this hormone, which is stimulated by touch and referred to as the "cuddle hormone". - Answer-Oxytocin Attraction is driven by these two hormones, which go hand-in-hand with increased energy and focused attention. - Answer-Dopamine & norepinephrine These cultures tend to emphasize individual goals over group & societa...

Sexual Selection - results from competition for mats: relative parental investment -> relative reproductive rates -> operational sex ratio -> human mating system (mild polygyny) Predictions from sexual selection theory - Men competitive compared to women Men choosy compared to other male mammals Women choosy compared to men Women more competitive compared to other female mammals Cohen's d - a method of quantifying sex differences and shows difference in the means/pooled standard...

Animal Behavior - Answer-Everything an animal does and how it does it Behavioral Ecology - Answer-The study of animals in an evolutionary context Monogamy - Answer-Strong bond between one male and one female. 3% of all animals, 91% of birds. Polyandry - Answer-Mating system of one female and several males. Present in 1% of birds. Polygyny - Answer-Mating system of one male and several females. Common in mammals. Promiscuous - Answer-No lasting bonds between animals Animal Communication - ...

UCLA ANTHRO 1 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS When was the major migration out of Africa? - answer-60ka -modern humans replaced the Neanderthals and robust hominids across the world When did modern humans evolve? - answer200,000 years ago modern Homo sapien derived characteristics: - answer-small, flat face with portruding chin -rounded skull -cranial capacity of at least 1,350cc -less robust post-cranial skeleton -relatively long limbs and shorter trunks why was the mo...

FAD4451 Love & Relationships Test Questions and Answers According to Sternberg, intimacy is the _____ component of love. - Answer-Emotional According to Sternberg, passion is the ____ component of love. - Answer-Physical According to Sternberg, commitment is the ____ component of love. - Answer-Cognitive Sex drive is regulated by what hormone that contributes to libido? - Answer-Testosterone Attachment is driven by this hormone, which is stimulated by touch and referred to as the ...

Traditional Family - husband, wife, and children with typical gender roles Matriarchal Family - oldest woman is head of household Family Orientation - family you were born into and grew up with Family of Procreation - family by marriage/childbearing Family of Cohabitation - family formed when cohabiting Native American Families - -monogamy -small families -dependent on extended family -high infant mortality rate Colonial Families - -romance not required for mate selection -oldest son i...