Chapter 11 Student Quiz 1

. The natal family is the

. The nuclear family

. A group of people descended from a single ancestor are known as a(n)

. Families that are corporate groups

. Americans usually inherit their surnames

. Unilineal descent is traced through

. Descent traced through the mother's line is

. A matriarchy is a society in which

. Cognatic descent is

. Dowry is given by the

. Which of the following did not spur changes to the "traditional" nuclear family of the 1950s United States?

. Judaism is traced through the mother’s line. It is an example of a

.

__________ demonstrated that kinship terms are more than labels or descriptors--they convey the specific nature of relationships, rights, and responsibilities that exist between kin.

. Rules of inheritance are important because they

. What is the Westermark effect?

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