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Guided Reading Assignment: Chapter 21
Directions: Complete each question, using complete sentences only when necessary. The questions go in
order of the reading.
Patterns of Marital Residence (p.371-372)
1. How many different marital patterns exist in the world? ___________
2. Define patrilocal residence. ___________________________________________________________
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3. In what percentage of societies is this type of residence found? _____________
4. Define matrilocal residence. __________________________________________________________
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5. In what percentage of societies is this type of residence found? _____________
6. Define bilocal residence. _____________________________________________________________
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7. In what percentage of societies is this type of residence found? _____________
7. Define avunculocal residence. _________________________________________________________
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8. In what percentage of societies is this type of residence found? _____________
9. Define neolocal residence. ____________________________________________________________
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10. How is neolocal residence different from the other 4 types of marriage? ________________________
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Explanations of Variation in Residence (p.372-374)
11. Why do anthropologist believe neolocal residence exists? ___________________________________
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12. Is there evidence to support this claim? __________________________________________________
13. How is warfare related to the type of residence pattern? _____________________________________
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14. How can we explain this theory? _______________________________________________________
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The Structure of Kinship (p.374-377)
15. How many known rules of descent are there? ___________
16. Define patrilineal descent. ___________________________________________________________
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17. Define matrilineal descent. __________________________________________________________
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18. Define ambilineal descent. ___________________________________________________________
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19. Does the way a society assigns names convey any information about a rule of descent? ____________
20. Explain using the North American example. ______________________________________________
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Bilateral Kinship (p.377-378)
21. How is bilateral kinship different than lineal kinships? ______________________________________
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22. What types of people might be considered kindred in our society? ____________________________
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Unilineal Descent (p.378-384)
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Ambilineal Systems (p.384)
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Kinship Terminology (p.385-388)
23. Explain the difference between consanguineal kin and affinal kin. ____________________________
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24. How many kinship systems are identified by the book? _______
25. What is the distinguishing feature of the Inuit system? ______________________________________
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26. Which kinship system is our society? _____________________________