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Chapter 5: Marriage Quiz
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Marriage is a cultural universal.
False
True
Marriage is a way that humans organize
sex
childcare
inheritance
all are correct
Having one mate for life is called
polygyny
monogamy
serial monogamy
polyandry
Polygyny means
having more than one male spouse
inheriting wealth through the male line
a pattern of marriage and divorce
having more than one female spouse
A system common in lowland South American where it is thought multiple males can father a single child is called
polygyny
partible paternity
levirate
sororate
Polyandry is practiced in Nepal
to limit the number of children
to keep the farm from being divided
all are correct
to increase the family's standard of living
Divorce in general is correlated women’s economic security.
True
False
The effect of partible paternity is that
child survivorship increases
children cannot inherit wealth
women cannot inherit property
men no longer provide for their offspring
Nuer woman-woman marriage
is a sexual relationship involving two women
unites two females in marriage to produce an heir
involves two sisters that marry one man
occurs when a man marries his deceased wife's sister
Nuer ghost marriage
occurs when two women marry to produce and heir
is when a woman marries her own spirit
occurs when a woman has multiple deceased husbands
ensures that the deceased husband's wealth and name will be passed along
In Mosuo walking marriages
the biological father has little to do with raising the child
a woman remains married to her deceased husband, who has "walked on to the next life"
a man and woman are said to "walk through life together"
the biological father takes care of the children instead of the mother
Dowry is
service performed by the groom for the bride's family
when a woman marries a ghost
paid by the bride's family to the groom's family
paid by the groom's family to the bride's family
A system where a woman marries her deceased husband’s brother is called
monogamy
levirate
polygyny
polyandry
Dowry death
results from abuse of the bride to extort more dowry
occurs when a woman married her deceased husband's brother
occurs when there are multiple back-up dads
occurs when a woman has more than one husband and has no dowry left
A gift or money from the groom’s family or descent group to the bride’s family is called
dowry
sororate
bridewealth
levirate
Working for a future bride’s family is called
walking marriage
cultural relativity
bride service
dowry
Chapter 4: Ritual and Rites of Passage
Chapter 6: Language
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