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Kottak: Cultural Anthropology 9e
Cultural Anthropology, 9/e
Conrad P. Kottak, University of Michigan
Families, Kinship, and Descent

Short Answer



1

Why do some anthropologists think that modern America is going through the most profound social upheaval since the Industrial Revolution?
2

Why are expanded family households more common among lower-class North Americans than middle- or upper-class North Americans?
3

Why is it that foraging and industrial societies both typically use the nuclear family as the basic kin group for organization?
4

What types of societies use a generational kinship terminology and what type of relationships does it help emphasize?
5

In what ways have changes in the portrayal of the family on TV shows reflected the changes in the American family?








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