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A) women are increasingly joining men in the workforce.
B) job demands compete with romantic attachments.
C) divorce rates have risen.
D) it is increasingly economically feasible for women to delay marriage and yet live away from their family of orientation.
E) contrary to expectations, the importance of kinship is growing in contemporary nations.
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A) children who grow up in stable kin groups are better off than those who don't.
B) the nuclear family is the only stable kin group arrangement.
C) nuclear families are extremely rare in terms of living arrangements.
D) extended family households are an adaptive strategy to extreme poverty.
E) there are many alternatives to the nuclear family.
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A) F and MB
B) M and MZ
C) MB and FB
D) FZ and MZ
E) JR and BJ
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A) it provides an objective, universal perspective on how people are related to one another.
B) kinship ties are important to the people anthropologists study; they are a key component of people's everyday social relations.
C) their study is part of the anthropological tradition established by the field's pioneers.
D) kinship ties are what triggered the split between the hominin line and the rest of the primates and is thus the defining aspect of our humanity.
E) it is the only aspect of anthropological study that the general public cares about.
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A) M
B) B
C) MM
D) F
E) FF
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A) the sense of distinct individuality that is present in any society
B) the emotional attachment felt by the people who use the system
C) the point of reference used to determine which kin terms go where
D) the boundary between one's kin group and outsiders
E) a gender-free way of reckoning kinship
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A) the position from which one views an egocentric genealogy.
B) the rules people use to determine their ethnic affiliation to a group.
C) the process by which people choose their postmarital residence.
D) the system by which people in a society reckon their kin relationships.
E) people's emic perspective on family values.
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The universality of the nuclear family has been a topic of debate among anthropologists and sociologists. While some argue that the nuclear family is a universal social unit found in all cultures, others argue that there are many variations of family structures across different societies.
Evidence confirming the universality of the nuclear family can be found in many cultures. For example, in Western societies, the nuclear family consisting of a mother, father, and their children is often considered the ideal family structure. Similarly, in many East Asian cultures, the nuclear family is highly valued and often consists of parents and their unmarried children living together.
On the other hand, evidence denying the universality of the nuclear family can also be found. In many African and Native American cultures, extended family structures are more common, with multiple generations living together and sharing responsibilities. In some societies in the Pacific Islands, the concept of the nuclear family is not as prevalent, and children may be raised by aunts, uncles, or grandparents.
In addition to nuclear families, other social units might assume the functions associated with family, such as extended families, communal living arrangements, or kinship networks. In some cultures, close friends or chosen family members may also take on the roles typically associated with nuclear families, providing support, care, and guidance to children and each other.
Overall, while the nuclear family may be a common family structure in many societies, it is not universal, and there are various family arrangements and social units that fulfill similar functions across different cultures.
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A) Kin terms refers to the actual genealogical relationship; genealogical kin types are the words used for different relatives in a particular culture.
B) The difference is only a methodological one-in practice, they are the same thing.
C) Kin terms are the words used for different relatives in a particular language, but genealogical kin types refers to the actual genealogical relationship.
D) Kin terms are the words used for socially constructed relationships, whereas genealogical kin types refers to relatives.
E) Kin terms are the terms used for different relatives from the ego's perspective, whereas genealogical kin types refers to objective relatives from no perspective in particular.
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A) ambilocal
B) neolocal
C) patrilocal
D) matrilocal
E) bilocal
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A) that women have a better understanding of biological processes than do men.
B) that like race and gender, kinship is culturally constructed.
C) cultures' explanations for biological processes vary because the access and quality of educational systems vary as well.
D) how, as in the United States, having more than one father is detrimental to a child's development and adjustment in society.
E) that multiple (partible) paternity is a common and beneficial biological fact.
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