Assignment: practice of polyandry

Assignment: practice of polyandry
Assignment: practice of polyandry
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Question 6. 6. In remote villages in the Himalayas, the practice of polyandry, or having multiple husbands, works as a form of birth control. The land can only support a limited number of people, so from their perspective, it makes sense for women to marry multiple men in order to limit the number of children who are born. Monogamy or polygyny (men having multiple wives) would lead to an explosion in the population, but with polyandry, the wife can only have so many children, no matter how many husbands she has. (Points : 1)
This is an example of an emic statement about the practice of polyandry.
This is an example of an ethnocentric statement about the practice of polyandry.
This is an example of a false statement about the practice of polyandry.
This is an example of an etic statement about the practice of polyandry.
Question 7. 7. Which of the following is an example of an emic statement about Native Americans? (Points : 1)
When they were sent to boarding schools, Native Americans appreciated the chance to be assimilated into mainstream American culture.
Native Americans were happy to send their children to boarding schools to learn English and have better job opportunities.
For Native Americans, it was terrible when the US government forcibly took their children and sent them away to boarding schools to be “educated,” losing their native language and customs along the way.
The American government did Native Americans a great service by educating their children for them.
Question 8. 8. According to your textbook, cultural relativism is exactly the same as moral relativism (Points : 1)
True
False
Question 9. 9. When describing your own culture from an etic perspective for your Final Research Paper, you should (Points : 1)
rely solely on personal experience and opinion.
use reputable statistics and/or scholarly research to support any factual statements.
poll your friends and family on their experiences.
use opinions expressed in blog entries to support your points.
Question 10. 10. For your Final Research Paper, you will use an article by Miner entitled Body Ritual among the Nacirema. The following is a quotation from this article, “The Nacirema have an almost pathological horror of and fascination with the mouth, the condition of which is believed to have a supernatural influence on all social relationships. Were it not for the rituals of the mouth, they believe that their teeth would fall out, their gums bleed, their jaws shrink, their friends desert them, and their lovers reject them. They also believe that a strong relationship exists between oral and moral characteristics. For example, there is a ritual ablution of the mouth for children which is supposed to improve their moral fiber” (Miner, 1956, p.504). (Points : 1)
This is an example of an emic statement about American culture.
This is an example of an ethnocentric statement about American culture.
This is not a statement about American culture.
This is an example of an etic statement about American culture.