Anthropology 205 Final Exam - Purdue
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Monogamy - ANSWER a marriage form in which a person is allowed only one
spouse at a time
Polyandry - ANSWER a form of polygamy in which a woman has two or more
husbands at one time
Polygamy - ANSWER a marriage form in which a person has two or more
spouses at one time. Polygyny and Polyandry are two forms of this term.
Polygyny - ANSWER a form of polygamy in which a man is married to two or
more women at one time
Endogamy - ANSWER marriage within a designated social unit
Exogamy - ANSWER marriage outside any designated group
Extended Family - ANSWER a family that includes two or more married couples
Family - ANSWER a residential group composed of at least one married couple
and their children
Descent - ANSWER a rule of relationship that ties people together on the basis of
reputed common ancestry
Descent Groups - ANSWER groups based on a rule of descent
Division of Labor - ANSWER the rules that govern the assignment of jobs to
people (age, gender, etc.)
Kinship - ANSWER the complex system of social relationships based on
marriage (affinity) and birth (consanguinity)
Lineage - ANSWER a kinship group based on a unilineal descent rule that is
localized, has some corporate powers, and whose members can trace their
actual relationships to each other
Marriage - ANSWER the socially recognized union between two people that
accords legitimate birth status rights to their children
, Matrilineal Descent - ANSWER a rule of descent relating a person to a group of
consanguine kin on the bases of descent through females only
Incest Taboo - ANSWER the cultural rule that prohibits sexual intercourse and
marriage between specified classes of relatives
Agriculture - ANSWER a subsistence strategy involving intensive farming of
permanent fields through the use of such means as the plow, irrigation, and
fertilizer
Allocation of Resources - ANSWER the knowledge people use to assign rights to
the ownership and use of resources
Bilateral (cognatic) Descent - ANSWER a rule of descent relating someone to a
group of consanguine kin through both males and females
Clan - ANSWER a kinship group normally comprising several lineages; its
members are related by a unilineal descent rule, but it is too large to enable
members to trace actual biological links to all other members
Consanguinity - ANSWER the principle of relationship linking individuals by
shared ancestry (blood)
Egalitarian Societies - ANSWER societies that, with the exception of ranked
differences between men and women and adults and children, provide all people
an equal chance at economic resources and prestige
Horticulture - ANSWER a kind of subsistence strategy involving semi-intensive,
usually shifting, agricultural practices. Slash-and-burn farming is a common
example.
Hunting and Gathering - ANSWER a subsistence strategy involving the foraging
of wild, naturally occurring foods
Industrialism - ANSWER a subsistence strategy marked by intensive,
mechanized food production and elaborate distribution networks
Nuclear Family - ANSWER a family composed of a manned couple and their
children
Pastoralism - ANSWER a subsistence strategy based on the maintenance and
use of large herds of animals
Patrilineal Descent - ANSWER a rule of descent relating consanguine kin on the
basis of descent through males only
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Monogamy - ANSWER a marriage form in which a person is allowed only one
spouse at a time
Polyandry - ANSWER a form of polygamy in which a woman has two or more
husbands at one time
Polygamy - ANSWER a marriage form in which a person has two or more
spouses at one time. Polygyny and Polyandry are two forms of this term.
Polygyny - ANSWER a form of polygamy in which a man is married to two or
more women at one time
Endogamy - ANSWER marriage within a designated social unit
Exogamy - ANSWER marriage outside any designated group
Extended Family - ANSWER a family that includes two or more married couples
Family - ANSWER a residential group composed of at least one married couple
and their children
Descent - ANSWER a rule of relationship that ties people together on the basis of
reputed common ancestry
Descent Groups - ANSWER groups based on a rule of descent
Division of Labor - ANSWER the rules that govern the assignment of jobs to
people (age, gender, etc.)
Kinship - ANSWER the complex system of social relationships based on
marriage (affinity) and birth (consanguinity)
Lineage - ANSWER a kinship group based on a unilineal descent rule that is
localized, has some corporate powers, and whose members can trace their
actual relationships to each other
Marriage - ANSWER the socially recognized union between two people that
accords legitimate birth status rights to their children
, Matrilineal Descent - ANSWER a rule of descent relating a person to a group of
consanguine kin on the bases of descent through females only
Incest Taboo - ANSWER the cultural rule that prohibits sexual intercourse and
marriage between specified classes of relatives
Agriculture - ANSWER a subsistence strategy involving intensive farming of
permanent fields through the use of such means as the plow, irrigation, and
fertilizer
Allocation of Resources - ANSWER the knowledge people use to assign rights to
the ownership and use of resources
Bilateral (cognatic) Descent - ANSWER a rule of descent relating someone to a
group of consanguine kin through both males and females
Clan - ANSWER a kinship group normally comprising several lineages; its
members are related by a unilineal descent rule, but it is too large to enable
members to trace actual biological links to all other members
Consanguinity - ANSWER the principle of relationship linking individuals by
shared ancestry (blood)
Egalitarian Societies - ANSWER societies that, with the exception of ranked
differences between men and women and adults and children, provide all people
an equal chance at economic resources and prestige
Horticulture - ANSWER a kind of subsistence strategy involving semi-intensive,
usually shifting, agricultural practices. Slash-and-burn farming is a common
example.
Hunting and Gathering - ANSWER a subsistence strategy involving the foraging
of wild, naturally occurring foods
Industrialism - ANSWER a subsistence strategy marked by intensive,
mechanized food production and elaborate distribution networks
Nuclear Family - ANSWER a family composed of a manned couple and their
children
Pastoralism - ANSWER a subsistence strategy based on the maintenance and
use of large herds of animals
Patrilineal Descent - ANSWER a rule of descent relating consanguine kin on the
basis of descent through males only
