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WorksheetsEconomic Systems and Family & Kinship Vocabulary
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
________ – Societies that rely on hunting, fishing, and gathering; generally egalitarian.
Food Foragers / Hunters & Gatherers
Pastoralists
Industrialists
Agriculturalists
________ – Small-scale farming using simple tools and methods.
Horticulture
Pastoralism
Industrial agriculture
Aquaculture
________ – Herding domesticated animals for subsistence.
Pastoralism
Agriculture
Industrialism
Fishing
________ – The maximum population size an environment can sustain.
Carrying Capacity
Population Density
Biotic Potential
Limiting Factor
________ – Taming and breeding of plants and animals for human use.
Domestication
Migration
Irrigation
Deforestation
________ – Theory that organisms forage in a way that maximizes energy gain.
Optimal Foraging Theory
Competitive Exclusion Principle
Kin Selection Theory
Island Biogeography Theory
________ – Study of human economic behavior in a cross-cultural context.
Economic Anthropology
Cultural Ecology
Political Science
Linguistic Anthropology
________ – Debate over whether Western economic theory can be applied to all cultures.
Formalists vs. Substantivists
Structuralists vs. Functionalists
Modernists vs. Postmodernists
Capitalists vs. Socialists
________ – Exchange of goods and services; includes generalized, balanced, and negative reciprocity.
Reciprocity
Redistribution
Market exchange
Barter
________ – Collection of goods by a central authority and redistribution back to society.
Redistribution
Barter
Production
Consumption
________ – Economic system where goods and services are bought and sold at set prices.
Markets / Market Exchange
Barter System
Gift Economy
Command Economy
________ – A social unit that provides support, nurtures children, and fulfills societal roles.
Family
School
Company
Government
________ – Socially recognized union, often involving economic and reproductive obligations.
Marriage
Friendship
Citizenship
Partnership
________ – A family unit consisting of two parents and their children.
Nuclear Family
Extended Family
Single-Parent Family
Joint Family
________ – Includes relatives beyond the nuclear family.
Extended Family
Nuclear Family
Single Parent Family
Childless Family
________ – Marriage within (endogamy) or outside (exogamy) a social group.
Endogamy/Exogamy
Polygamy/Monogamy
Polyandry/Polygyny
Hypergamy/Hypogamy
________ – Marriage to one person.
Monogamy
Polygamy
Polyandry
Group marriage
Marriage to multiple spouses is called ________.
Polygamy
Monogamy
Celibacy
Divorce
The term for one man with multiple wives is ________.
Polygyny
Polyandry
Monogamy
Bigamy
The term for one woman with multiple husbands is ________.
Polyandry
Polygyny
Monogamy
Bigamy
When multiple men and women form a family unit, it is called ________.
Group Marriage
Monogamy
Nuclear Family
Extended Family
Social prohibitions against certain sexual behaviors are known as ________.
Sexual Taboos
Sexual Norms
Sexual Preferences
Sexual Rights
Social ties based on blood, marriage, or adoption are called ________.
Kinship
Citizenship
Friendship
Partnership
The function of ________ is to organize individuals into groups and roles, manage property, inheritance, etc.
Kinship Systems
Political Parties
Economic Policies
Religious Rituals
Groups based on common ancestry are called ________.
Descent Groups
Interest Groups
Peer Groups
Reference Groups
A descent group claiming a common ancestor but not tracing lineage is called a ________.
Clan
Lineage
Moiety
Phratry
A descent group with known genealogical links is called a ________.
Lineage
Clan
Moiety
Tribe
Where couples live after marriage (e.g., patrilocal, matrilocal, neolocal) is referred to as ________.
Residence Patterns
Kinship Systems
Marriage Alliances
Descent Groups
The anthropologist who studied religious movements is ________.
Anthony Wallace
Bronislaw Malinowski
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Margaret Mead
Religion involves belief in supernatural beings; magic involves manipulation of supernatural forces. This is the definition of ________ vs. ________.
Religion vs. Magic
Science vs. Technology
Philosophy vs. Ethics
Myth vs. Legend
The belief that natural objects have spirits is called ________.
Animism
Polytheism
Atheism
Totemism
The belief in many gods is called ________.
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Animism
The belief in one god is called ________.
Monotheism
Polytheism
Atheism
Pantheism
Imitative: like produces like; Contagious: things once connected remain connected. This describes ________ vs. ________ magic.
Imitative vs. Contagious
Sympathetic vs. Ritual
Divinatory vs. Prophetic
Symbolic vs. Literal
The belief in magical abilities to harm others is called ________.
Witchcraft
Alchemy
Astrology
Divination
The use of spells or rituals to cause harm is called ________.
Sorcery
Alchemy
Divination
Meditation
Traditional stories explaining cultural beliefs or phenomena are called ________.
Myths
Novels
Fables
Essays
Religion provides meaning, social cohesion, and moral guidance. These are the ________ of religion.
Functions
Origins
Texts
Symbols
Rites of Passage are ceremonies marking ________.
major life changes
seasonal festivals
religious holidays
historical events
Rites of Intensification are rituals to ________.
reinforce community ties
celebrate individual achievements
mark the change of seasons
honor personal milestones
Rites of Separation are ceremonies marking departure from ________.
one social status
a country
a family gathering
a religious text
Revitalization Movements are attempts to restore ________.
cultural or religious practices
economic systems
political boundaries
technological advancements
What is Political Anthropology? It is the study of ________ in societies.
power, leadership, and authority
economic systems and trade
religious rituals and beliefs
art and literature
Politics and Decision-Making refers to how societies ________.
make rules and resolve disputes
grow their food and harvest crops
celebrate traditional festivals
build physical infrastructure
Bands are ________.
small, kin-based groups of foragers
large, industrial societies
urban, agricultural communities
centralized political states
Tribes are larger than bands, often horticultural or pastoral, and led by ________.
headmen
chiefs
elders
warriors
Chiefdoms have ________ leadership with inherited positions.
centralized
democratic
rotational
anarchic
States are complex, centralized governments with ________.
legal systems
tribal councils
nomadic lifestyles
informal gatherings
Social Norms are ________ in a society.
expected behaviors
written laws
personal opinions
natural disasters
Deviance is the ________ of social norms.
violation
acceptance
creation
support
Sanctions are ________ to enforce norms.
penalties or rewards
laws or rules
suggestions or advice
traditions or customs
Informal Social Controls are unwritten rules like ________.
gossip, shame
written laws
traffic signals
official regulations
Formal Social Controls are ________ and official punishments.
laws
habits
customs
traditions
Means of Dispute Resolution include negotiation, mediation, or ________.
legal systems
sports events
musical instruments
weather patterns
Causes of War include scarce resources, revenge, ________, etc.
ideology
weather
fashion
cuisine
"Primitive" vs. Modern War is a comparison of ________ vs. state warfare.
small-scale
technological
nuclear
global
Lawrence Keeley is an archaeologist who argued that ________ warfare was intense.
prehistoric
modern
medieval
futuristic
Sex vs. Gender – Sex is ________; gender is culturally constructed.
biological
psychological
emotional
spiritual
Gender Roles – ________ defined behaviors and tasks for men and women.
Socially
Biologically
Randomly
Individually
Division of Labor – Allocation of tasks by ________, age, or skill.
gender
height
location
language
Who studied cultural variation in gender roles?
Margaret Mead
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Evolutionary Ecology / Gender Roles – Evolutionary theories about ________ behaviors.
gendered
seasonal
territorial
nocturnal
Culture Change – How & Why – Through innovation, diffusion, ________.
acculturation
migration
segregation
urbanization
Receptivity to Culture Change – How open a culture is to adopting ________.
new traits
old traditions
existing beliefs
past customs
Cultural Diffusion – Spread of cultural elements from one ________ to another.
society
continent
language
tradition
Acculturation – Cultural change resulting from contact between ________.
cultures
continents
languages
religions
Globalization – Effects – Increased connections but also ________ loss.
cultural
economic
technological
political
Globalization – Pros and Cons – Pros: economic growth, access to technology; Cons: inequality, ________.
homogenization
urbanization
privatization
industrialization
Factors in Rise of Globalization – Technology, trade, ________.
communication
agriculture
weather
mining
Rate of Technological Change – Speed at which ________ alters societies.
technology
economy
politics
geography
How Much Change Can We Handle? – Cultural resilience vs. ________.
disintegration
adaptation
innovation
expansion
Folk Cultures – Definition – Traditional cultures passed down within ________.
communities
governments
continents
industries
Mexican Ranchero Culture – Characterized by rural traditions, close-knit families, and ________.
folk music
urban nightlife
modern technology
fast food
Modern Threats to Folk Cultures – Globalization, urbanization, and ________.
media
agriculture
forestry
mining
