Polygyny Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

Tribute - Answer- Giving of goods(usually food) to a chief as a visible symbol of the peoples' allegiance. Reciprocity - Answer- A mode of distribution characterized by the exchange of goods and services of approximately equal value between parties. Redistribution - Answer- A form of economic exchange in which goods and services are given by members of a group to a central authority( such as a chief) and then distributed back to the doors, usually in the form of a feast. Bride wealth -...

Archaeology - ANSWERA holistic process. The systematic study of humankind through past remains Four subfields of anthropology - ANSWERPhysical Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, and Archaeology Physical Anthropology - ANSWERstudies humans as a biological species. Cultural Anthropology - ANSWERNon-genetic form of adaptation. Human behavior and culture. Linguistic Anthropology - ANSWERStudies characteristics, relationships, and culture of language. Archaeo...

Which of the following theorists created three categories of suicide: egoistic, altruistic, and anomic? correct answersB. Émile Durkheim According to the theory of the demographic transition, the final stage in the transition process results in correct answersD. low birth rates and low death rates. When new groups enter a society and experience high rates of intermarriage with members of the host society, the new group will most likely go through which of the following processes? correct ...

7 ways intimate relationships differ from casual relationships 1.Knowledge: share personal info 2.Interdependence: influence eachother 3.Caring: feel affection and love 4.Trust: look out for each others interests 5.Responsiveness: recognize and support each other's needs 6.Mutuality: identities are intertwined 7.Commitment: invest time and effort into maintenance Monogamy two people agreeing to only have sex with each other Classic monogamy only ever with that one partner your entire life Se...

Amsco AP World History Modern Lesson 1.1East Asia - correct answers China, Japan, Korea South Asia - correct answers India Southeast Asia - correct answers Vietnam Song Dynasty - correct answers Most innovative; made the imperial bureaucracy Coal - correct answers made China successful Protoindustrialization - correct answers industrialization before the Industrial Revolution Artisans - correct answers skilled craftspeople Scholar Gentry - correct answers The highest...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Exam 2 with answers1.Competition 2. Conflicts of Interest 3. Disease transmission - correct answer Living in social groups has both costs and benefits. (a) Give three costs of living in social groups (b) 1. Detection, 2. Dilution, 3. Deterrence. Protection from predators, defense of food, Services provided, Territorial defense ( - correct answer Give three different categories of benefits of living in social groups. (Hint: they don't all start with D...

Personality - an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting Ethnopsychology - The study of how various cultures define and create personality identity and mental health Enculturation - The social process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations through both informal and formal processes Cultural Configuration - cultures are formed through the unconscious selection of cultural traits to form a cohesive pattern shared by all members of the cul...

Greater demand for inexpensive products and various services are characteristics of what? - Answerconsumer society The Sherman Antitrust Act was to put an end to what form of capitalism? - Answer-monopoly capitalism What kind of economy is based only on the use value of goods? - Answer-subsistence economy High inequality results in what form of capitalism? - Answer-corporate capitalism The former Soviet Union established an economy of what kind? - Answer-state bureaucratic socialism What is...

BIO 182 exam 4 GCU questions and answers correct and verified 100%BIO 182 exam 4 GCU questions and answers correct and verified 100% a sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a simple stimulus - correct answers-fixed action pattern A chemical that acts as an alarm substance is a - correct answers-pheromone Honeybees have a remarkable way of transferring information about the location of a food source to other members of the hive. The worker bees conveying this information use ______...