Kinship and Family in Borneo (LU5-8)

In a patrilineal descent group, what is the main reason for sustaining hierarchy and social status?

• Biological reasons

• Cultural beliefs

• Organizational factors

• Ecological pressures

Which concept is considered very important in tribal societies as a form of adaptive strategy when expanding into another people's territory?

• Ancestor worship & totemism

• Minimal, medial & maximal

• Patrilineal, matrilineal & double lineal

• Segmentary & exogamous

In a patrilineal system, what is the relative strength of ties that is always important?

• Between a woman and her cousin

• Between a woman and her son

• Between a woman and her husband

• Between a woman and her father

What is characteristic of matrilineal descent groups in societies that have a division of labor where women perform key agricultural tasks?

• Predominantly agriculture

• Low agricultural productivity

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Male-dominated division of labor

In the Iroquois social organization, what was the core kin groupings based on?

• Household group

• Extended family

• Tribal moieties

• Matriclans

What is the main reason for the absence of the idea of marriage among the Mosuo people of Lugu lake in South West China?

• Trading system

• Religious beliefs

• Cultural traditions

• Political influences

In the Yako society, how are the rights towards property and land decided based on the double descent system?

• Educational background

• Gender of the individual

• Age of the individual

• Parental residential after marriage

What is the main focus of religion in many tribal societies according to the text?

• Atheism

• Monotheism

• Totemism

• Ancestor worship

What is the term used for the relationship between in-laws in a patrilineal system?

• Affines

• Consanguines

• Progenies

• Kinsfolks

Which descent system uses both patrilineal and matrilineal principles to form corporate groups in the Yako society?

• Bilateral descent

• Segmentary system

• Double descent system

• Cognatic descent