In Conjunction with Cultural Anthropology - Touro Institute

statuses in life and the roles are expected to play are sometimes assigned them for very arbitrary
reasons such as their sex or race. You will learn the principles that govern the concept of descent.
You will become familiar with the various kinds of descent groups that have formed the basic
social organization of most human societies throughout history.
Finally, you will learn how people symbolize their family relationships with various kinship
terminology systems.
Assignment Overview
MCQ :: Matching :: True/False :: Short Essay
MCQ - Chapter 8: Social Organization and Kinship
1. Human groups differ from those found in other social animals in which of the following ways?
a. They have economic significance.
b. They have no ranking.
c. They identify themselves symbolically.
d. They have geographical boundaries.
2. Which of the following statuses is characterized by high honor but little power?
a. a judge
b. a traffic cop
c. a pastor
d. a garbage collector
3. What best defines class?
a. All classes are kinds of castes.
b. class is a broad stratum that is made up of unrelated families.
c. Membership is determined by birth and individuals cannot move from one social stratum to
another.
d. Class is based on religious concepts.
4. Which of the following best defines a minority group?
a. a numerically small group compared with other groups in the same society
b. people who hold master statuses with low power and honor
c. an ethnic group
d. people who cannot hold a master status
5. Which of the following is true of the idea of kinship?