Kinship in Anthropology
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What does anthropologist Robin Fox consider unique about human society?

  • Humans have more complex mating patterns than the animal world
  • Humans have a stronger sense of parenthood than the animal world
  • Humans form more diverse religious groups than the animal world
  • Humans can conceptualize and categorize raw material to serve social ends (correct)

    • What are considered as the 'basic facts of life' in the study of kinship according to Robin Fox?

  • Food gathering, shelter building, tool making, fire starting
  • Territory marking, dominance hierarchy, mating rituals, offspring rearing
  • Language development, cultural practices, religious rituals, economic activities
  • Mating, gestation, parenthood, socialization, siblingship (correct)

    • What are the social ends served by the conceptualization and categorization of raw material in human society?

  • Establishment of hierarchical social structures and power dynamics
  • Formation of complex technological advancements
  • Socialization of children and formation of basic economic, political, and religious groups (correct)
  • Creation of diverse art forms and cultural expressions

    • What does kinship refer to in anthropology?

    <p>Patterns of social relationships themselves or the study of the patterns of social relationships in human cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has anthropology developed in the study of kinship over its history?

    <p>A number of related concepts and terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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