Question 1

What relationship does the 'avunculate' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)   a father's kin relationship to a child who has taken and will carry on his surname
B)   a mother's kin relationship to a child gestated (grown)  in her own womb
C)   the blood relationship men share with their sisters' children in a matrilineal society
D)   the blood relationship men share with their children in a matrilineal society
E)   a priest's parent-like relationship with his/her congregation

Question 2

'Mizuko Jizo' is:

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A)   a guardian deity dedicated to (and who protects)  the aborted, stillborn, or miscarried.
B)   a guardian deity dedicated to (and who protects)  doctors and nurses.
C)   where the Japanese send people for practicing abortion.
D)   the Japanese word for father.
E)   the Japanese word for consanguineal kin.

Question 3

If two people are related as kin because they were nursed (breastfed)  by the same auntie, then they are what kind of kin?

Accepted Answer

A)   classificatory kin
B)   consubstantial kin
C)   affinal kin
D)   consanguineal kin
E)   None of the given answers is correct.

Question 4

The three kinds of kinship are:

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A)   classificatory, consubstantial, affinal.
B)   fictive, classificatory, consubstantial.
C)   classificatory, inclusive, affinal.
D)   fictive, consubstantial, astral.
E)   affinal, astral, consubstantial.

Question 5

The conventions (circles, triangles, lines)  used to map kinship for the past 100 years:

Accepted Answer

A)   have provided accurate, culturally sensitive mappings.
B)   cannot capture or accommodate cross-cultural variations in kinship.
C)   capture or accommodate the realities of kinship in the West but do not work well elsewhere.
D)   give cultural (insider)  perspectives primacy.
E)   ensure that vital kinship-related information is not missing from the ethnographic record.

Question 6

If a child and adult are seen in their culture as kin because the adult took care of the child economically and emotionally, putting a lot of effort into making sure s/he was raised properly, then they are what kind of kin?

Accepted Answer

A)   consanguineal kin
B)   non-consubstantial kin
C)   affinal kin
D)   nurturance kin
E)   classificatory kin

Question 7

'Postnatal' kinship is NOT:

Accepted Answer

A)   additively achieved.
B)   permanent once created.
C)   dynamic.
D)   an open system.
E)   All of the given answers are correct.

Question 8

There are three primary types of relatedness or kinship. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)   classificatory kinship
B)   consubstantial kinship
C)   affinal kinship
D)   genetic kinship
E)   None of the given answers is correct (all are primary types) .

Question 9

Because of their food and kinship rules, the Hua of Papua New Guinea do NOT generally use:

Accepted Answer

A)   the affinal kin category.
B)   the consubstantial kin category.
C)   the commensality concept.
D)   None of the answers offered is right.
E)   kinship terms.

Question 10

In every culture, 'kin terms' accomplish which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   They map out the rights and responsibilities that people have as kin occupying particular kin roles in relation to each other.
B)   They designate which siblings are older and which are younger.
C)   They designate which siblings are boys, and which are girls.
D)   They reveal who one's birth mother is.
E)   They create legal obligations toward one's offspring.

Question 11

Infertility rates are not the same for every population because they are affected by

Accepted Answer

A)   Stressors such as those related to malnutrition and environmental toxicants
B)   Surrogacy
C)   Eye color, strangely enough
D)   Genes, pure and simple.
E)   Actually this is a trick question because human infertility rates do not vary across groups.

Question 12

The DNA model for kinship applied in the US legal system does NOT work well for immigrant parents who:

Accepted Answer

A)   also subscribe to the DNA model.
B)   culturally configure kinship matrilineally.
C)   subscribe to a patrilineal kinship system and have not had any children out-of-wedlock.
D)   All three substantive answers provided are correct.
E)   No answer provided is correct.

Question 13

Why might some scholars prefer to call 'ART' (assistive reproductive technology)  'SRT' (selective reproductive technology)  instead?

Accepted Answer

A)   Because ART users often choose the traits they wish to see in their offspring, thus affecting the frequency of certain genes in the next generation's gene pool
B)   Only rich people can afford it
C)   Those who use it select the baby's country of origin
D)   This is a trick question because the S actually stands for SURGICAL, not selective.
E)   Because of the process one has to go through to be selected as a candidate for ART

Question 14

Why is rice shared in a Japanese wedding?

Accepted Answer

A)   As a form of commensality it helps reinforce the creation of kin ties.
B)   Rice represents peace in the Japanese culture, so eating it at a wedding ensures a peaceful marriage.
C)   Rice isn't eaten, it is thrown (to ensure fertility) .
D)   It ensures the quick birth of a healthy child.
E)   Actually rice is not shared at all.

Question 15

Why is the practice of kinship charting that originated 150 years ago so challenging?

Accepted Answer

A)   It reflects the idealized family form of the 19th century Anglo-European upper class
B)   It lacks an ethnocentric point of view
C)   The tools required to do it are very expensive
D)   There is no way to designate gender
E)   The ink that must be used is difficult to procure 'in the field' or away from one's home-base

Question 16

'Commensality' is a key means of:

Accepted Answer

A)   creating and maintaining relationships.
B)   severing kinship ties.
C)   evening out pre-existing status differentials that might exist between initiates in a 'rite of passage.'
D)   legitimating affinal kinship ties.
E)   self-reflection.

Question 17

Which of the following is a subtype or kind of 'consubstantial' kin?

Accepted Answer

A)   milk kin
B)   adopted kin (US
A)  
C)   married people (US
A)  
D)   fictive kin
E)   sons with different fathers in a matrilineal society

Question 18

In a matrilineal society, a man concerned with the continuation of his lineage will invest the most in:

Accepted Answer

A)   his own biological sons.
B)   his own biological daughters.
C)   his adopted children.
D)   his eldest brother's children.
E)   his sister's children.

Question 19

In traditional Japanese Buddhism, life:

Accepted Answer

A)   comes from and returns to a place beyond the mountains.
B)   is a tree.
C)   is a triangle.
D)   is linear and has a definite starting and ending point.
E)   is most always in the circular process of solidifying and liquefying, with no stopping or starting point.

Question 20

The absolute and relative food sharing rules or taboos of the Hua people of Papua New Guinea address concerns regarding:

Accepted Answer

A)   contagion and cannibalism.
B)   communitas.
C)   disease transfer or communication.
D)   hygiene or cleanliness.
E)   digestive processes.

Exam 13: Kinship

The conventions (circles, triangles, lines) used to map kinship for the past 100 years:

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'Commensality' is a key means of:

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The DNA model for kinship applied in the US legal system does NOT work well for immigrant parents who:

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What relationship does the 'avunculate' refer to?

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Why might some scholars prefer to call 'ART' (assistive reproductive technology) 'SRT' (selective reproductive technology) instead?

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Infertility rates are not the same for every population because they are affected by

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Because of their food and kinship rules, the Hua of Papua New Guinea do NOT generally use:

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'Mizuko Jizo' is:

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In a matrilineal society, a man concerned with the continuation of his lineage will invest the most in:

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In traditional Japanese Buddhism, life:

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If a child and adult are seen in their culture as kin because the adult took care of the child economically and emotionally, putting a lot of effort into making sure s/he was raised properly, then they are what kind of kin?

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Why is the practice of kinship charting that originated 150 years ago so challenging?

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If two people are related as kin because they were nursed (breastfed) by the same auntie, then they are what kind of kin?

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In every culture, 'kin terms' accomplish which of the following?

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Which of the following is a subtype or kind of 'consubstantial' kin?

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There are three primary types of relatedness or kinship. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

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The absolute and relative food sharing rules or taboos of the Hua people of Papua New Guinea address concerns regarding:

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The three kinds of kinship are:

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Why is rice shared in a Japanese wedding?

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'Postnatal' kinship is NOT:

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