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Robbie Degaris
16 minutes ago
What is the primary significance of extended families?
A) They have continuity through time.
B) They can have ownership of large geographic areas.
C) They tend to gain political prominence.
D) They develop unique religious institutions.
A) They have continuity through time.
B) They can have ownership of large geographic areas.
C) They tend to gain political prominence.
D) They develop unique religious institutions.
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Raewon Chung
about 2 hours ago
In which American Indian group can a woman divorce her husband by placing his belongings outside of the door?
A) Mattaponi
B) Pamunkey
C) Crow
D) Hopi
A) Mattaponi
B) Pamunkey
C) Crow
D) Hopi
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Elizabeth García
about 2 hours ago
Families that are established through marriage are called:
A) nuclear
B) conjugal
C) for monetary profit
D) blended
A) nuclear
B) conjugal
C) for monetary profit
D) blended
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Sandra Ramos
about 3 hours ago
On an anthropological kinship chart, siblings are marked with a:
A) single horizontal line
B) double vertical line
C) slash mark
D) circle
A) single horizontal line
B) double vertical line
C) slash mark
D) circle
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Sydney Byrne
about 3 hours ago
On an anthropological kinship chart, women are designated by a:
A) circle
B) square
C) single line
D) double line
A) circle
B) square
C) single line
D) double line
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AnneMarie Lardieri
about 3 hours ago
In India, arranged marriages try to match for all of the following except:
A) class
B) caste
C) subcaste
D) gender
A) class
B) caste
C) subcaste
D) gender
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Daniel Payton
about 5 hours ago
Which of the following arguments is not commonly used against same-sex marriage?
A) It is not representative of traditional marriage.
B) It indicates support for gays and gay lifestyle.
C) It destroys the social and economic basis of society.
D) It does not produce children.
A) It is not representative of traditional marriage.
B) It indicates support for gays and gay lifestyle.
C) It destroys the social and economic basis of society.
D) It does not produce children.
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Tayanaunique Simmons
about 5 hours ago
The marriage of a woman to her father's sister's son is called:
A) matrilateral cross-cousin marriage
B) matrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
C) patrilateral cross-cousin marriage
D) patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
A) matrilateral cross-cousin marriage
B) matrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
C) patrilateral cross-cousin marriage
D) patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
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Talisha Matthews
about 7 hours ago
A patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage is between a man and his:
A) mother's brother's daughter
B) father's brother's daughter
C) father's son's daughter
D) father's father's daughter
A) mother's brother's daughter
B) father's brother's daughter
C) father's son's daughter
D) father's father's daughter
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Stacey Delgado
about 7 hours ago
During what time period were first-cousin marriage prohibitions developed in the United States?
A) 15th century
B) 21st century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
A) 15th century
B) 21st century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
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Emma Katherine Osowicz - AHS 2022
about 8 hours ago
In India, arranged marriages are:
A) never practiced
B) always practiced
C) still somewhat common among certain social classes
D) extremely common among the lower castes
A) never practiced
B) always practiced
C) still somewhat common among certain social classes
D) extremely common among the lower castes
KB
Kendra Brown
about 8 hours ago
The simultaneous marriage of several brothers to a single wife is called:
A) fraternal polyandry
B) fraternal monogamy
C) fraternal polygyny
D) fraternal polygamy
A) fraternal polyandry
B) fraternal monogamy
C) fraternal polygyny
D) fraternal polygamy
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Marlon Saban
about 8 hours ago
Which of the following societies is traditionally polyandrous?
A) English colonists
B) Samoan Islanders
C) Trobriand Islanders
D) Nyimba of Nepal
A) English colonists
B) Samoan Islanders
C) Trobriand Islanders
D) Nyimba of Nepal
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Mugdho Hossain
about 10 hours ago
What is the official position of the Mormon Church in regard to polygamy?
A) It is openly encouraged in the press and from the pulpit.
B) It is not an officially approved practice.
C) It is required.
D) It is accepted in certain cases in which the husband can provide well for his family.
A) It is openly encouraged in the press and from the pulpit.
B) It is not an officially approved practice.
C) It is required.
D) It is accepted in certain cases in which the husband can provide well for his family.
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Aendrea Ruby Flores
about 10 hours ago
What do we call the type of marriage in which each partner has just one spouse, but marries partners in succession?
A) monogamy
B) polyandry
C) polygamy
D) serial monogamy
A) monogamy
B) polyandry
C) polygamy
D) serial monogamy
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Louisa Nylander
about 11 hours ago
All of the following are forms of marriage except:
A) polygyny
B) serial monogamy
C) sororal polyandry
D) polygamy
A) polygyny
B) serial monogamy
C) sororal polyandry
D) polygamy
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