ANTH Social Organization and Kinship

Question 1

In anthropological kinship theory, what term describes a system in which descent and inheritance are traced through the mother's line?

Accepted Answer

Matrilineal

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Patrilineal

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Bilateral

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Ambilineal

Question 2

What term describes marriage between two people from the same social group (clan, village, or community) as required by cultural norms?

Accepted Answer

Endogamy

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Exogamy

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Monogamy

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Levirate

Question 3

What is a 'lineage' in anthropological kinship terminology?

Accepted Answer

A corporate kin group tracing descent from a known common ancestor

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All biological relatives of a person regardless of descent line

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A bilateral kin group defined by both parents' families

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A group of siblings and their parents within a household

Question 4

Which kinship term refers to the rule that marriage partners must come from outside one's own social group?

Accepted Answer

Exogamy

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Endogamy

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Alliance theory

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Cross-cousin marriage

Question 5

What term describes a household or family unit in which multiple generations — grandparents, parents, and children — live together?

Accepted Answer

Extended family

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Nuclear family

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Joint family

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Compound family

Question 6

The institution in which a man has multiple wives simultaneously is called:

Accepted Answer

Polygyny

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Polyandry

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Polygamy

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Serial monogamy