Study Guide
Midterm II
Cultural Anthropology
Family
Marriage
Functions
of families
Incest
taboos
Natural
aversion theory
Inbreeding
theory
Theory
of expanding social alliances
Rules
of exogamy
Rules
of endogamy
Arranged
marriages
Monogamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Bridewealth
Brideservice
Dowry
Reciprocal
exchange
Residence
patterns (5)
Family
structure
Kinship/Kinship
Diagram
Descent
groups
-types of unilineal and nonunilineal
descent
Control of sexual relations
The Levirate and the Sororate
Same-Sex Marriage
Problems of Family and Household Organization
Traditional China: A Patrilineal Society
The Hopi: A Matrilineal Society
Forms and Functions of Descent Groups
Wealth
Power
Prestige
Egalitarian
Societies
Ranked
Societies
Stratified
Societies
Class
system
Caste
system
Caste
system in Hindu India- purity, how many groups?, untouchables
Theories
of social stratification
Sexual
dimorphism
Sex
vs. gender
Cross-cultural
variation in gender definitions
Margaret
Mead’s study
Nancy
Schepper-Hughes’ study in Brazil
Gender
roles
Berdache
& Two Spirits
Gender
stratification
Apartheid
of gender
Gender
ideology
Extreme
gender ideology
Fly
girls video
The
analysis of human variation
Scientific
classifications of human variation
Problems
with classification of human variation
Ethnicity
Social
reality of racial classification
Biological
reality of racial classification
Genocide
Race
video
Age Grouping
Common-Interest Associations
Development of Stratification
The exam will cover chapters 8-11and
pages 135-139 (Haviland text).
The
exam will be both multiple-choice and short answer. Please bring a green scantron
to the exam.