Compare and contrast the functions of kinship in societies that have uni lineal descent and those that have nonlinear (bilateral) descent.

  1. Contrast a nuclear family and an extended family.

 

  1. What are the advantages of an arranged marriage according to Native Americans?

 

  1. Discuss the functions of monogamy and one function of monogamy.

 

  1. Describe and explain the symbols used by anthropologists to diagram kinship relations.

 

  1. Discuss how marriage customs are social constructs.

 

  1. Describe two goals of kinship systems.

 

  1. Give one difference between Hawaiian terminological systems and Iroquois terminological systems.

 

  1. Compare and contrast kinship in patrimonial and matrimonial societies.

 

  1. Compare and contrast the functions of kinship in societies that have uni lineal descent and those that have nonlinear (bilateral) descent.

 

  1. Explain what a clan is.