Marriage, Family, and Gender Quiz

Question 1

What are the two types of descent?

Accepted Answer

Unilineal and Bilateral

Question 2

What is one principle of the AAA Code of Ethics?

Accepted Answer

Do no harm

Question 3

What is the definition of Family?

Accepted Answer

A group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption

Question 4

Which of the following correctly defines Monogamy, Polygyny, and Polyandry?

Accepted Answer

One spouse, many wives, many husbands

Question 5

What is a problem with globalization of art forms?

Accepted Answer

Loss of traditional meaning and cultural context

Question 6

What are the four levels of religious organization?

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Individualistic, Shamanistic, Communal, Ecclesiastical

Question 7

How do anthropologists define witchcraft and sorcery?

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Witchcraft is inherited; sorcery is learned and practiced

Question 8

Who was Margaret Mead and why is she important to anthropology?

Accepted Answer

An anthropologist who studied gender roles and culture, especially in Samoa

Question 9

Societies differ politically based on which three dimensions?

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Authority, power, and decision-making

Question 10

What are some careers in applied anthropology?

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Museum work, development, public health, business consulting

Question 11

Why do anthropologists study religion?

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To understand how belief systems shape behavior and culture

Question 12

How might someone practice religion and magic at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Lighting candles while praying for luck

Question 13

What is gender equity?

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Fair treatment and opportunity regardless of gender

Question 14

Name one role played by an applied anthropologist.

Accepted Answer

Policy maker or consultant in health, education, business

Question 15

Why does cultural anthropology often lead to applied work?

Accepted Answer

Because it involves understanding and engaging with real communities

Question 16

Why does sex not necessarily equate with gender?

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Sex is biological; gender is a cultural and personal identity

Question 17

What factor has led more women into the workforce over the last 50 years?

Accepted Answer

Greater access to education and economic need

Question 18

What is another principle of the AAA Code of Ethics?

Accepted Answer

Be open and honest about your work

Question 19

What is the difference between bride wealth and bride service?

Accepted Answer

Bride wealth's paying the bride’s family; bride service's working for them.

Question 20

How does a nuclear family differ from an extended family?

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A nuclear family has parents + children; extended includes other relatives.

Question 21

What is a psychological function of religion?

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Comfort in times of stress or uncertainty

Question 22

How many total principles are in the AAA Code of Ethics?

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6

Question 23

What are social norms?

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Expected behaviors and rules within a society

Question 24

How can a group practice both Endogamy and Exogamy?

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Marrying within religion (endogamy) but outside one’s clan (exogamy)

Question 25

What is a utilitarian item?

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An item that is both useful and artistic, like a woven basket

Question 26

What is gender or gender identity?

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A person’s internal sense of being male, female, or another identity

Question 27

What is social mobility?

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The ability to move between social classes

Question 28

What is the main difference between Endogamy and Exogamy?

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Endogamy refers to marrying inside a group, Exogamy outside

Question 29

What is the difference between levirate and sororate marriages?

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Levirate is marrying a husband's brother; sororate, a wife's sister.

Question 30

What does it mean to say art reflects the culture that produces it?

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Art shows values, beliefs, and practices of a culture

Question 31

What are some ways people are socially differentiated?

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By race, gender, class, age, and ethnicity

Question 32

What is one function of Marriage and Family in society?

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Socializing children and providing emotional and economic support

Question 33

What is an arranged marriage?

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A marriage organized by families or others rather than the individuals

Question 34

What are the five elements art is defined by?

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Aesthetic, symbolic, expressive, technical, cultural

Question 35

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

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Race is biological; ethnicity is socially defined based on shared culture

Question 36

What are the four functions of art in society?

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Expression, education, communication, integration

Question 37

What is gender stratification?

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Unequal distribution of power and resources based on gender

Question 38

What kind of descent is most commonly practiced in the USA?

Accepted Answer

Bilateral

Question 39

What is social control?

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Systems that enforce norms; informal = gossip, formal = laws

Question 40

What is an egalitarian society?

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A society with equal access to resources and status

Question 41

What are gender roles?

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Behavior expected based on cultural ideas of gender

Question 42

Name one famous applied anthropology project from the 1950s or 60s.

Accepted Answer

Project Camelot – a military project analyzing social unrest

Question 43

What were traditional gender roles of the Cheyenne?

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Men hunted, women gathered; ‘Two Spirit’ roles were more flexible.

Question 44

How do anthropologists define religion?

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A set of beliefs and practices related to supernatural forces

Question 45

What is the definition of Marriage?

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A recognized union involving legal, economic, or reproductive roles.4o

Question 46

What are the three dimensions of social stratification?

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Wealth, prestige, and power

Question 47

What is kinship, and what are its three forms?

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Social ties by blood, marriage, adoption: consanguineal, affinal, fictive.

Question 48

What is the key difference between class and caste systems?

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Class is flexible; caste is fixed at birth

Question 49

What is a social function of religion?

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Provides social cohesion and moral guidance

Question 50

How did anthropologists help during WWII?

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Studying enemy cultures to assist military strategy

Question 51

What is the key difference between patrilineal and matrilineal descent?

Accepted Answer

Patrilineal traces lineage through father; matrilineal through mother

Question 52

What do anthropologists mean by 'Political Organization'?

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The way power and authority are structured and exercised in a society

Question 53

How does applied anthropology differ from basic (pure) anthropology?

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It’s practical rather than theoretical

Question 54

How are economic and gender roles changing in modern America?

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Gender roles are fluid; women work more and chores are shared.

Question 55

What is applied anthropology?

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Using anthropological knowledge to solve real-world problems

Question 56

What is a rank society?

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Social roles are inherited but resources are shared equally

Question 57

What are the five forms of post-marital residence?

Accepted Answer

Matrilocal, Patrilocal, Neolocal, Avunculocal, Ambilocal

Question 58

What defines a stratified society?

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Rigid social classes with unequal access to wealth and power

Question 59

How does magic differ from religion?

Accepted Answer

Magic uses direct control of supernatural forces; religion appeals to them

Question 60

What are the four types of political organization?

Accepted Answer

Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms, States

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