Flashcards in Lecture 8 Deck (90)
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T/F: Arranged marriage is common practice around the world
true
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-- marriage arrangement is most common
parental
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-- typically have more say in marriage arrangements
fathers
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-- are more likely to have a say in marriage
Grooms
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Men allowed to ask for a woman’s hand in marriage (by parental permission) in --% of cases
25
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No cases where a woman is allowed to -- marriage
initiate
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What mechanisms can women use to exert choice?
protest, divorce, pre/extra marital partners
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Parents and Offspring have different motivations for marriage and different mate preferences
Wiessner
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Parents: want qualities in their children’s spouses that benefit-- overall reproductive success
THEIR
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Children seek spouses with -- that can increase their reproductive success
attractive personal qualities
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T/F: in !Kung, territories can be inherited from either mother or father
true
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!Kung, Favorable to arrange marriages with descendents of those who have married out in previous generations
reciprocal exogamy
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!Kung exchange networks
hxaro
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marriage is a way of initiating or -- hxaro partnerships
strengthening
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All Kung! marriages are arranged by parents, sometimes with negotiations starting at the time of a child’s --
birth
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Kung! men are older than women at marriage on average, --
25 vs 17
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T/F: Kung! brideservice is practiced
true
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parental goals include: initiate/strengthen -- with select families
ties
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parental goals include: marry daughters out early since they --
require resources
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parental goals include: arrange marriages -- so that in-laws can strengthen ties
early
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child goals in marriage: want to maintain childhood --
as long as possible
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child goals in marriage: want to choose a spouse they feel an -- toward
affinity
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more than half the time, -- wins and the couple stays together
parents
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-- of the time offspring win and marriages are dissolved within a matter of days or months
25-33 percent
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women had more -- if they could hold off marriage until they were older
choice
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Where women have the ability to do so, -- offers women a way out of arranged or unhappy marriages
divorce
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-- are often more likely in subsequent marriages
Love matches
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Only -- societies in the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample claim that divorce is rare or absent
5
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T/F: Women have the ability to divorce in the majority of cultures
true
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