Cultural Anthropology, Chapter 10 Kinship, Nu , Spring 2018

The most effective strategy humans have developed to form stable, reliable, separate, and deeply connected groups that can last over time and through generations is termed:

The concept of kinship groups based chiefly on biological assumptions and the nuclear family consisting of solely a mother, a father, and their children is:

One way in which humans construct kinship groups is by tracking genealogical:

Which of the following cultures has generally NOT constructed large social networks based on descent and kinship connections?

Individuals in descent groups whose primary relationships are determined in the United States via "blood" relations are generally called which of the following types of relatives?

Which of the following is defined as a type of descent group that traces genealogical connections through generations by linking individuals to a founding ancestor?

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

Both matrilineal and patrilineal patterns of descent build kinship groups through either one genealogical line (the mother's side) or the other (the father's side), which reflects which type of descent?

Ambilineal descent groups such as Samoans, Maori, and Hawaiians are sometimes referred to as:

The practice of requiring an individual to marry someone within their own group is considered:

Early anthropologists identified how many primary systems used to classify relatives in the parental generation, including the bifurcate merging system?

Humans form kinship groups via affinal relationships, which are most commonly achieved through:

Which of the following types of marriage is established based on love rather than strict social obligations?

Which of the following types of marriage specifically involves the union of one man to two or more women?

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

Which of the following is considered a general rule that forbids sexual relations with close relatives?

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

Which of the following are the two primary forms of gift exchange that formalize and legalize marriages, while establishing a relationship tie or alliance between kinship groups?

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

The form of reproductive technology that involves the creation of genetically identical copies of cells or whole organisms is called: