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. 

 

Items in italics are located in your Haviland textbook!