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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
polyandry
serial monogamy
monogamy
Polygyny means
having more than one female spouse
a pattern of marriage and divorce
having more than one male spouse
inheriting wealth through the male line
A system common in lowland South American where it is thought multiple males can father a single child is called
sororate
partible paternity
levirate
polygyny
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
involves two sisters that marry one man
is a sexual relationship involving two women
occurs when a man marries his deceased wife's sister
unites two females in marriage to produce an heir
Nuer ghost marriage
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
occurs when two women marry to produce and heir
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"
the biological father takes care of the children instead of the mother
a man and woman are said to "walk through life together"
Dowry is
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
service performed by the groom for the bride's family
A system where a woman marries her deceased husband’s brother is called
levirate
monogamy
polyandry
polygyny
Dowry death
occurs when a woman has more than one husband and has no dowry left
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
A gift or money from the groom’s family or descent group to the bride’s family is called
sororate
levirate
bridewealth
dowry
Working for a future bride’s family is called
cultural relativity
bride service
dowry
walking marriage
Chapter 4: Ritual and Rites of Passage
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