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Kinship, Marriage, and Family Structure

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What is the primary institution that defines a permanent union between a man and a woman?

Family Life
Marriage (correct)
Kinship
Folkways

What is the term for the marriage of a man to two or more women at the same time?

Group Marriage
Monogamous
Polygyny (correct)
Polyandry

According to Bowman, what are the reasons people marry?

For combined reasons including love, economic security, and emotional security (correct)
For adventure and common interests
For love and economic security
For companionship and protection

What is the term for the norm that dictates one should marry within one's clan or ethnic group?

Endogamy (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of monogamous marriage?

Allows or permits a man to take only one spouse at a time (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time?

Polyandry (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary group in society, according to the text?

The family (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is one way that families vary, according to the text?

In terms of their cultural background (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of family, according to Burgess and Locke (1963)?

A group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the family, according to the text?

To preserve the value system of society (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the affiliation of a person with a group of relatives through their father?

Patrilineal descent (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is kinship, according to the text?

The web of social relationships that form an essential part of the lives of most humans in societies (D) Signup and view all the answers

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