What term refers to one of two descent groups in a given population?

A. sororate
B. patriline
C. moiety
D. levirate
E. matriline


Answer: C

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

Which of the following English words is analyzable into three English morphemes?

a. cat b. Connecticut c. firefighter d. brunch

Anthropology & Archaeology

An interview schedule's advantage over a questionnaire-based survey is that

A. questionnaires are emic, while interview schedules are etic. B. interview schedules rely on very short responses and therefore are more useful when there is less time to conduct research. C. questionnaires are completely unstructured, so informants might deviate from the subject of interest. D. interview schedules allow informants to talk about whatever they feel is important. E. interview schedules are better suited to complex, urban societies.

Anthropology & Archaeology

________ is the postmarital residence pattern in which a married couple is expected to live in the husband's father's community.

A. Uxorilocality B. Ambilocality C. Patrilocality D. Matrilocality E. Neolocality

Anthropology & Archaeology

Members of a society share a __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Anthropology & Archaeology