Cultural Anthropology
Final Exam
Course Introduction
Cultural Anthropology explores the diverse ways in which human societies develop, organize, and interpret their worlds. This course examines the key concepts, methodologies, and theoretical frameworks used by anthropologists to study culture, including language, kinship, religion, economics, politics, and social change. Through ethnographic case studies from around the globe, students gain insight into how culture shapes everyday life, identity, power relations, and global interactions, fostering a deeper understanding of both differences and similarities among people worldwide.
Recommended Textbook
Public and Private Families An Introduction 8th Edition by Andrew J Cherlin
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
14 Chapters
682 Verified Questions
682 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/2852
Page 2
Chapter 1: Public and Private Families
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
53 Verified Questions
53 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56868
Sample Questions
Q1) Globalization has eroded the ability of highly educated young adults to form long-term family bonds.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding marriage is true?
A)The practical significance of marriage has increased over the years.
B)Getting married is seen as a personal achievement in America.
C)Marriage is no longer seen as a mark of distinction in America.
D)Getting married is still viewed as a social norm by most Americans.
Answer: B
Q3) From a(n) _______, people are viewed as rational beings who decide whether to trade goods or services by considering the benefits they will receive, the costs they will incur, and the benefits they might receive if they chose an alternative course of action.
A)exchange perspective
B)functionalist perspective
C)symbolic interactionist perspective
D)postmodern perspective
Answer: A
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 3
Chapter 2: The History of the Family
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
61 Verified Questions
61 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56867
Sample Questions
Q1) The 1965 Immigration Act drastically changed the number of people allowed in the United States from Asia and the largest group to migrate since then has been from A)Japan.
B)China.
C)Korea.
D)Vietnam.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following was a cause for the rise in divorce rates in the early decades of the twentieth century?
A)a shift in the basis for marriage from economic partnership to emotional satisfaction and companionship
B)an increase in employment through family farms
C)a decrease in privacy available to people due to a housing crunch
D)a decline in the rate of marriage in that era and the consequent disillusionment with marriage
Answer: A
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 4
Chapter 3: Gender and Families
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
40 Verified Questions
40 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56866
Sample Questions
Q1) ________ focuses on how gender is constructed in children's minds through learning stereotypical gender roles from adults, the media, peers, and teachers.
A)The socialization approach
B)The biosocial approach
C)The interactionist approach
D)The structural approach
Answer: A
Q2) "Two-spirited" females were most likely to be found in societies
A)where sex roles overlapped.
B)where there was a female-dominated lineage.
C)where homosexuality was tolerated and expected.
D)where men had less control over women.
Answer: D
Q3) Societal gender differences can be influenced by the degree of power men have over women in a society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
5
Chapter 4: Social Class and Family Inequality
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
47 Verified Questions
47 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56865
Sample Questions
Q1) Studies in the United States suggest that husbands and wives may belong to different classes in ________ of all two-parent, two-earner families.
A)half
B)two-thirds
C)one-third
D)the majority
Q2) The resources and opportunities that people have to provide themselves with material goods and favorable living conditions are called
A)life chances.
B)life changes.
C)ideal types.
D)privileges.
Q3) Discuss social class and parental values as described in your textbook. Was your own experience different or similar?
Q4) In what ways do the poor actively construct extended kin networks? How can they be both a help and a hindrance?
Q5) How does everyday life reinforce gender differences?
Q6) How do husbands and wives decide what social class they are in?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 6
Chapter 5: Race, Ethnicity, and Families
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
49 Verified Questions
49 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56864
Sample Questions
Q1) Name two kinds of socially recognized unions among Puerto Ricans. How do they differ?
Q2) Statistics from 2006 show that ____ of American Indian births were to mothers who were unmarried.
A)32%
B)36%
C)54%
D)65%
Q3) Which of the following groups has the lowest incidence of poverty among Hispanics?
A)Cuban Americans
B)Mexican Americans
C)Puerto Rican Americans
D)Central Americans
Q4) In what three ways do the marriage patterns of black women differ from those of white women in the United States?
Q5) Explain how the following fact affects family relationships in the United States: For every three black unmarried women in their twenties, there is roughly one unmarried black man with earnings above the poverty line.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 7
Chapter 6: Sexualities
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
47 Verified Questions
47 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56863
Sample Questions
Q1) Sexual monogamy is the exception rather than the rule among married persons.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is one of the positive aspects of the hookup culture?
A)It provides college students from less privileged backgrounds the comfort of sex outside of relationships.
B)It has been shown to reduce ambiguity for people who want to get into romantic relationships.
C)It reduces the sexual double standard that often favors men over women.
D)It helps fill up the increasingly long gap between sexual maturity and marriage.
Q3) Describe the family of choice. How might it impact a couple of the same sex?
Q4) Social acceptance of in-between-gender and two-spirit individuals is known to have existed in many American Indian tribes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Elaborate on the debate about the origins of homosexuality.
Q6) Discuss the social constructionist perspective on sexuality. How does it differ from the integrative perspective?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 8
Chapter 7: Cohabitation and Marriage
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
52 Verified Questions
52 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56862
Sample Questions
Q1) In the 2000s in the United States, premarital cohabitation has increased from being the experience of a few to being commonplace.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How might marriage be beneficial to people?
Q3) The shift toward a more individualized marriage is accompanied with an emphasis on affection, friendship, and sexual gratification.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is a feature of the companionate marriage?
A)sharp division of labor
B)equal sharing of authority between husband and wife
C)women's role as equal earners
D)discouragement of sex for pleasure
Q5) The symbolic importance of marriage has increased as its practical importance has increased.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Why do people still marry?
Page 9
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 8: Work and Families
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
42 Verified Questions
42 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56861
Sample Questions
Q1) The presence of modern tools of communication has been observed to sometimes compound problems related to task size.
A)True
B)False
Q2) As a woman's income rises, a dual-earner family is less likely to hire outside care for their children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) and others believe that we overvalue individualism and _________ and undervalue interdependence and __________.
A)autonomy; work experience
B)caring; autonomy
C)autonomy; caring
D)caring; work experience
Q4) People tend to devalue and demean types of work that have historically been perceived as women's work.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What kind of benefits for families does a responsive workplace provide?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 10
Chapter 9: Children and Parents
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
52 Verified Questions
52 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56860
Sample Questions
Q1) In the United States, there is a distinct class difference in how parents raise their children.
A)True
B)False
Q2) About two-thirds of the children adopted from within America are from
A)racial-ethnic minority groups.
B)economically backward white families.
C)first-generation immigrant families.
D)rural communities.
Q3) The changing nature of adoption is reflected in the fact that
A)two-thirds of the children adopted have a disability.
B)a significant portion of adopted children are foreign born.
C)sixty percent of foreign-born children are from Asian countries.
D)all of these are true.
Q4) One of the primary tasks in socialization is to
A)familiarize children with the culture in which they are growing up.
B)familiarize children with foreign cultures.
C)limit children's need for emotional support.
D)encourage children not to limit their natural behavior.
Q5) How does being raised by same-sex parents affect children?
Page 11
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 10: Older People and Their Families
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
50 Verified Questions
50 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56859
Sample Questions
Q1) Given the great success of the U.S. Social Security program, which is available to nearly all workers and which has enhanced considerably the living conditions of the elderly, why do you suppose so many U.S. citizens are opposed to a similar universal program for all children under the age of 18?
Q2) Intergenerational ties are becoming more important because of A)the greater life expectancy of grandparents.
B)the decline of the two-parent nuclear family.
C)lack of public care of the elderly.
D)the increased importance of family in the U.S.society.
Q3) Which of the following statements is true about skipped-generation households?
A)They are households that have at least three generations of family members residing with each other.
B)They are the most disadvantaged of all the kinds of grandparent-grandchild households.
C)They have lower poverty rates than multigenerational households.
D)They are formed when parents are able to provide sufficient care for their children.
Q4) How do family caregivers to the elderly perform a critical public service?
Q5) In terms of kinship ties, why are elderly males at risk?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 12
Chapter 11: Domestic Violence
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
55 Verified Questions
55 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56858
Sample Questions
Q1) Identify a feature of situational couple violence.
A)It is rare between intimate partners.
B)It is the most serious kind of violence that occurs between intimate partners.
C)It involves one partner getting angry and lashing out at another partner.
D)It is the result of a long-term pattern of violence between couples.
Q2) Using the sociological knowledge you have gained in this course so far, what do you think explains the relatively high frequency of and persistence of men's violence against women in the United States?
Q3) Why did it take so long to recognize child abuse as a problem that our society needed to address?
Q4) On the basis of research that is currently available on domestic violence, which of the following types of families is most likely to experience abuse?
A)families with high educational levels
B)two-parent families
C)families where the husband did not have a full-time job
D)high-income families
Q5) Describe a family where child abuse is most likely to occur.
Q6) Why and how did social structure, law, and custom support men's control over women?
Page 13
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 12: Divorce
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
35 Verified Questions
35 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56857
Sample Questions
Q1) How does legal custody differ from physical custody in a divorce settlement?
Q2) People who marry as teenagers have a lower likelihood of divorce than those who postpone marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the primary reason why couples who cohabit prior to marriage have a higher chance of getting divorced?
A)less committed to each other
B)weaker commitment to the institution of marriage
C)they love each other less D)none of these
Q4) The independence effect could explain why women's employment could lower the likelihood of divorce because of the increase in family income.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Historically, in most cases of divorce, mothers retained legal and physical custody of their children.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 14
Chapter 13: Stepfamilies
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
39 Verified Questions
39 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/180994
Sample Questions
Q1) What were the predictions made by Goode on family patterns, and how accurate were they?
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about the neo-traditional style of family life?
A)It is most common among college-educated individuals in the United States.
B)It is primarily based on the breadwinner-homemaker model of marriage.
C)It makes the relations between husbands and wives less egalitarian.
D)It discourages cohabitation among unmarried couples.
Q3) The percentage of women who ever cohabited doubled in Japan from the generation that was in its twenties in the 1970s to the generation that was in its twenties in the 1990s.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is part of the global south?
A)Soviet states
B)Canadian provinces
C)Southern European countries
D)Asian nations
Q5) What is globalization of production, and how has it affected family life across the world?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 15
Chapter 14: The Family, the State, and Social Policy
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
46 Verified Questions
46 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/56855
Sample Questions
Q1) The program of financial assistance to low-income, single-parent families that has become commonly known as "welfare" has been modified from
A)the Job Training Program (JTP) to Medicaid.
B)Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
C)the Work Incentive Program (WIN) to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
D)Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) to Medicaid.
Q2) A fundamental premise of the original Social Security System was that the recipients A)would also be receiving other forms of assistance.
B)would never really need it.
C)would be primarily women.
D)would be primarily men.
Q3) The family wage system has historically been a reality for most segments of U.S. society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What do you see in the future of the American welfare state?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 16