What relative do people of kindred have in common?
a. the focal person reckoning kinship
b. an unidentified ancestor
c. mother and father
d. mother
a
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Nation-state refers to an ethnic group that is not politically autonomous
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Traditionally in Korean villages, the eldest son inherited most of his parents' property. In return, he was required to:
a. Educate his brothers and sisters at the university. b. Worship his parents as ancestors after their death. c. Sell the remaining property at the best price he could get. d. Live in a lavish life style to bring prestige to his family. e. Live in relative poverty, assuring that brothers and sisters were well cared for.
Anthropologists are as interested in the future as they have been in the past
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Among the Yako of Nigeria, an individual might inherit grazing lands from his father’s patrilineal group, and livestock and ritual knowledge from his mother’s matrilineal group. This is an example of which kind of descent?
a. Ambilineal b. Bilocal c. Patrilateral d. Matrilineal e. Double