Question 1

Homosexual practices among the Etoro demonstrate that homosexuality is more pronounced in matrilocal societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Gender stratification is

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A)  less pronounced among agriculturalists.
B)  includes societies where women control all the strategic resources.
C)  generally reduced when the domestic and public spheres are not sharply separated.
D)  allows women to become more powerful as the contribute more to the domestic sphere.
E)  allows women to become more powerful as the contribute less to the domestic sphere.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Cross-cultural studies indicate that

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A)  men contribute much more to subsistence than women do.
B)  a gender-based division of labor is very uncommon.
C)  in most societies, women tend to be the primary child caregivers.
D)  women generally are less restricted than men are with respect to premarital and extramarital sex.
E)  men never contribute to child care.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Cross-culturally, women's activities tend to be associated with the home, while men are generally more active in the public domain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Public dichotomy

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A)  tends to be more pronounced among agriculturalists than among foragers.
B)  tends to be more pronounced among foragers than among pastoralists.
C)  is not significant in urban industrial societies.
D)  is reinforced in American society by women working both inside and outside the home.
E)  is not present in the industrial states of the Western world.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Gender stratification tends to be extreme in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a(n)  __________ society, women's status should be highest.

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A)  pastoral
B)  agricultural
C)  horticultural society experiencing considerable population pressure
D)  tropical foraging
E)  industrial state with high unemploymentF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Single-parent families headed by women are becoming increasingly common because of male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that child care is women's responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

More than half of American households with incomes below the poverty line

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A)  are patrifocal.
B)  are extended.
C)  are headed by men.
D)  are headed by women.
E)  are headed by grandparents.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Cross-culturally, there are only two specific genders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The statement, __________, is not true.

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A)  "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was believed to sap a man's vitality"
B)  "according to the Etoro, women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches"
C)  "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted only about 100 days a year"
D)  "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted to take place only in a couple's residence"
E)  "according to the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death"F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 13

The statement, __________, is not true.

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A)  "anthropologists view sexual orientation as learned, malleable, and culturally constructed"
B)  "culture plays a role in molding individual sexual urges toward a collective norm"
C)  "individuals differ in every society on the nature, range, and intensity of their sexual interests"
D)  "sexual orientation is genetically predetermined, and culture plays no role in its expression"
E)  "four forms of sexual orientation - heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality - are found throughout the world"F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The __________ is an example of a matrilineal-matrifocal society.

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A)  United States
B)  Yanomami
C)  Betsileo
D)  Etoro
E)  MinangkabauF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The worldwide increase in female-headed households does not stem from

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A)  decreasing divorce rates.
B)  male migration.
C)  unwed adolescent parenthood.
D)  civil strife.
E)  the idea that child care is a woman's responsibility.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

In general, the status of women

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A)  rises as dependence on food production intensifies.
B)  is higher in societies in which males do most of the work in food production.
C)  is higher among agriculturalists than it is among foragers.
D)  is higher in matrilineal societies than it is in patrilineal societies.
E)  is higher in Yanomami society than it is among the Betsileo of Madagascar.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Male-female avoidance among the Etoro was linked to beliefs about the cycle of birth, physical growth, maturity, old age, and death.

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A) True 
 B)False

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In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

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Single-parent families headed by women are becoming increasingly common because of male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that child care is women's responsibility.

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The statement, __________, is not true.

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Male-female avoidance among the Etoro was linked to beliefs about the cycle of birth, physical growth, maturity, old age, and death.

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Homosexual practices among the Etoro demonstrate that homosexuality is more pronounced in matrilocal societies.

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In a(n) __________ society, women's status should be highest.

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Gender stratification tends to be extreme in patrilineal-patrilocal societies.

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In general, the status of women

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Public dichotomy

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Cross-culturally, women's activities tend to be associated with the home, while men are generally more active in the public domain.

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The worldwide increase in female-headed households does not stem from

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Cross-cultural studies indicate that

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The __________ is an example of a matrilineal-matrifocal society.

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More than half of American households with incomes below the poverty line

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Gender stratification is

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Cross-culturally, there are only two specific genders.

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In the United States, attitudes regarding the role of women in the workplace have varied according to economic needs.

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Single-parent families headed by women are becoming increasingly common because of male migration, divorce, abandonment, and the idea that child care is women's responsibility.

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Male-female avoidance among the Etoro was linked to beliefs about the cycle of birth, physical growth, maturity, old age, and death.

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Homosexual practices among the Etoro demonstrate that homosexuality is more pronounced in matrilocal societies.

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