Lab 3:Kinship


Lab 3: Kinship Before you do this lab, be sure your have read chapters 7-8 in Lenkeit. You should also have read ALL lessons on marriage and kinship, including the powerpoint presentations. Due Date: See Schedule Procedure: This lab is essentially a "multiple choice" lab. You can print out a copy of the lab and answer the questions on that sheet. Then, when ready to submit, open Lab 3 under Tasks,Tests and Surveys and answer the questions. Within the Lab you will also find the same charts. 1. Brideprice, where the groom's family pays the bride's family in cash or other goods, is emically viewed as a) compensation to the bride's family for the loss to her lineage of her children (in patrilineal societies) and the loss of her labor. b) payment for the bride, just like any other purchase. c) a sign of the extremely low prestige that women have in the societies that practice it. d) a sign of the great difficulty that a man has in marrying an economically unproductive woman. e) b and c above. 2) Which of the individuals with letters in the chart below belong to Ego's matrilineage? a) a,b,c,d,e and f b) a,b,c,d, and f only c) b, c, d, e and f only d) b, c, e and f only 3. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency is matrilocal? a) a,b,c,d,e and f b) a,b,c,d and f only c) b,c,e and f only d) b,e and f only e) none of the above 4. Which individuals in the chart below would be in Ego's matrilineage? a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,and h b) a,b,d,and h only c) b,e,and h only d) b and e only e) none of the individuals in red are in Ego's matrilineage 5. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency is matrilocal? a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h b) a,c,d,f,and g only c) b,e,g, and h only d) b,e,and h only e) none of the above would be living with ego if residency is matrilocal. 6. Which individuals in the chart below would be in Ego's patrilineage? a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g b) a,d,and f only c) b,c, and e only d) c,d and e only e) e,f and g only 7. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency was patrilocal? a) a,b,c,d,e,f and g b) b,c, and e only c) a,d,e,f, and g only d) a, d, and f only e) d only 8. Which individuals in the chart below would be in Ego's patrilineage? a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,j and k b) a,b,d,f,h,j, and k only c) a,b,e,g, and h only d) g,h and k only e) j and k only 9. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency is patrilocal? a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,j,and k b) a,b,c,d,e,and j only c) d,e,f,g, h and k only d) a,b,c,h and k only e) a,b,c, and h only 10. In the chart below which individuals are Ego's parallel cousins? a) a,b,c,and d b) a and b only c) a and d only d) b and c only e) b and d only 11. American culture has which form of residency? a) patrilocal b) avunculocal c) neolocal d) matrilocal e) bilocal 12. In bilateral descent, which of the following statements would be true? a) In bilateral descent, all of Ego's consanguineal kin are consanguineal kin to each other. b) Bilateral descent gives Ego many consanguineal kin, but not all Ego's kin would be consanguineal kin of each other. c) Corporate functions are always assigned to the kindred in bilateral descent. d) The culture is probably a pastoral or horticultural society. e) a and c above 13. If Ego call's his parallel cousins on both sides the "brother" and "sister" term, what is probably true in this culture? a) The culture has preferred cross cousin marriage. b) The culture has preferred parallel cousin marriage. c) The culture has preferred polygnous marriage. d) The culture practices sororate as a marriage form. e) The culture practices brother/sister marriage. 14. In the chart below, which of the indicated individuals are Ego's collateral relatives? a) a,b,c,d,and e b) a,b,c and e only c) a,d,c and e only d) a,d, and e only e) c, b, and e only 15. In some cultures, if a woman's husband dies, she will marry his brother. What is this practice called, and what purpose does it serve? a) sororate; its only purpose is to provide a father-figure for her children b)polygyny; its main purpose is to provide the brother with additional wives c) levirate; its major purpose is to provide economic support for the woman and her children d) polyandry; it serves no purpose

Lab 3: Kinship

Before you do this lab, be sure your have read chapters 7-8 in Lenkeit. You should also have read ALL lessons on marriage and kinship, including the powerpoint presentations.

Due Date: See Schedule

Procedure: This lab is essentially a "multiple choice" lab. You can print out a copy of the lab and answer the questions on that sheet. Then, when ready to submit, open Lab 3 under Tasks,Tests and Surveys and answer the questions. Within the Lab you will also find the same charts.

1. Brideprice, where the groom's family pays the bride's family in cash or other goods, is emically viewed as

a) compensation to the bride's family for the loss to her lineage of her children (in patrilineal societies) and the loss of her labor.

b) payment for the bride, just like any other purchase.

c) a sign of the extremely low prestige that women have in the societies that practice it.

d) a sign of the great difficulty that a man has in marrying an economically unproductive woman.

e) b and c above.

2) Which of the individuals with letters in the chart below belong to Ego's matrilineage?

a) a,b,c,d,e and f

b) a,b,c,d, and f only

c) b, c, d, e and f only

d) b, c, e and f only

3. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency is matrilocal?

a) a,b,c,d,e and f

b) a,b,c,d and f only

c) b,c,e and f only

d) b,e and f only

e) none of the above

4. Which individuals in the chart below would be in Ego's matrilineage?

a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,and h

b) a,b,d,and h only

c) b,e,and h only

d) b and e only

e) none of the individuals in red are in Ego's matrilineage

5. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency is matrilocal?

a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h

b) a,c,d,f,and g only

c) b,e,g, and h only

d) b,e,and h only

e) none of the above would be living with ego if residency is matrilocal.

6. Which individuals in the chart below would be in Ego's patrilineage?

a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g

b) a,d,and f only

c) b,c, and e only

d) c,d and e only

e) e,f and g only

7. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency was patrilocal?

a) a,b,c,d,e,f and g

b) b,c, and e only

c) a,d,e,f, and g only

d) a, d, and f only

e) d only

8. Which individuals in the chart below would be in Ego's patrilineage?

a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,j and k

b) a,b,d,f,h,j, and k only

c) a,b,e,g, and h only

d) g,h and k only

e) j and k only

9. Which individuals in the chart above would be living with Ego if residency is patrilocal?

a) a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,j,and k

b) a,b,c,d,e,and j only

c) d,e,f,g, h and k only

d) a,b,c,h and k only

e) a,b,c, and h only

10. In the chart below which individuals are Ego's parallel cousins?

a) a,b,c,and d

b) a and b only

c) a and d only

d) b and c only

e) b and d only

11. American culture has which form of residency?

a) patrilocal

b) avunculocal

c) neolocal

d) matrilocal

e) bilocal

12. In bilateral descent, which of the following statements would be true?

a) In bilateral descent, all of Ego's consanguineal kin are consanguineal kin to each other.

b) Bilateral descent gives Ego many consanguineal kin, but not all Ego's kin would be consanguineal kin of each other.

c) Corporate functions are always assigned to the kindred in bilateral descent.

d) The culture is probably a pastoral or horticultural society.

e) a and c above

13. If Ego call's his parallel cousins on both sides the "brother" and "sister" term, what is probably true in this culture?

a) The culture has preferred cross cousin marriage.

b) The culture has preferred parallel cousin marriage.

c) The culture has preferred polygnous marriage.

d) The culture practices sororate as a marriage form.

e) The culture practices brother/sister marriage.

14. In the chart below, which of the indicated individuals are Ego's collateral relatives?

a) a,b,c,d,and e

b) a,b,c and e only

c) a,d,c and e only

d) a,d, and e only

e) c, b, and e only

15. In some cultures, if a woman's husband dies, she will marry his brother. What is this practice called, and what purpose does it serve?

a) sororate; its only purpose is to provide a father-figure for her children

b)polygyny; its main purpose is to provide the brother with additional wives

c) levirate; its major purpose is to provide economic support for the woman and her children

d) polyandry; it serves no purpose