ANP 220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Polyandry, Endogamy, Patrilineality

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A correct conclusion from the chapter regarding kinship in modern, complex societies is that kinship: Plays an important but not central role in establishing rights and relationships. dowry is: A presentation of goods by the bride"s kin to the groom"s family. Which kinship system is the matrilineal equivalent of the omaha system? crow. To replace the population, women must have, on average, between 2. 1 and 2. 5 children. true. Corporate descent groups tend to exist in societies with: The "cultural defense" is not considered a mitigating circumstance in u. s. courts. false. Neolocal residence is when a couple can choose to live with either the wife or the husband"s family. false. In patrilineal descent groups, inheritance moves from father to son. true. In general, where you find matrilineal descent groups, you also find: Men go to live with their wife"s family after marriage. When a society practices fraternal polyandry: brothers share a wife.