Chapter 5: Marriage - myText CNM

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1. Marriage is a cultural universal.
- False
- True
2. Marriage is a way that humans organize
- sex
- childcare
- inheritance
- all are correct
3. Having one mate for life is called
- polyandry
- serial monogamy
- monogamy
- polygyny
4. Polygyny means
- having more than one female spouse
- inheriting wealth through the male line
- having more than one male spouse
- a pattern of marriage and divorce
5. A system common in lowland South American where it is thought multiple males can father a single child is called
- partible paternity
- sororate
- levirate
- polygyny
6. 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
7. Divorce in general is correlated women’s economic security.
- True
- False
8. 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
9. Nuer woman-woman marriage
- unites two females in marriage to produce an heir
- involves two sisters that marry one man
- is a sexual relationship involving two women
- occurs when a man marries his deceased wife's sister
10. Nuer ghost marriage
- ensures that the deceased husband's wealth and name will be passed along
- is when a woman marries her own spirit
- occurs when a woman has multiple deceased husbands
- occurs when two women marry to produce and heir
11. In Mosuo walking marriages
- a woman remains married to her deceased husband, who has "walked on to the next life"
- the biological father has little to do with raising the child
- the biological father takes care of the children instead of the mother
- a man and woman are said to "walk through life together"
12. Dowry is
- paid by the groom's family to the bride's family
- service performed by the groom for the bride's family
- paid by the bride's family to the groom's family
- when a woman marries a ghost
13. A system where a woman marries her deceased husband’s brother is called
- polygyny
- polyandry
- levirate
- monogamy
14. Dowry death
- results from abuse of the bride to extort more dowry
- occurs when there are multiple back-up dads
- occurs when a woman married her deceased husband's brother
- occurs when a woman has more than one husband and has no dowry left
15. A gift or money from the groom’s family or descent group to the bride’s family is called
- dowry
- sororate
- levirate
- bridewealth
16. Working for a future bride’s family is called
- cultural relativity
- walking marriage
- bride service
- dowry

Chapter 5: Marriage Quiz

1. Marriage is a cultural universal.

2. Marriage is a way that humans organize

3. Having one mate for life is called

4. Polygyny means

5. A system common in lowland South American where it is thought multiple males can father a single child is called

6. Polyandry is practiced in Nepal

7. Divorce in general is correlated women’s economic security.

8. The effect of partible paternity is that

9. Nuer woman-woman marriage

10. Nuer ghost marriage

11. In Mosuo walking marriages

12. Dowry is

13. A system where a woman marries her deceased husband’s brother is called

14. Dowry death

15. A gift or money from the groom’s family or descent group to the bride’s family is called

16. Working for a future bride’s family is called