1. Be able to identify and distinguish between incest, exogamy, and endogamy.
2. Know the different explanations that have been put forth to explain the incest taboo.
3. Understand the marital rights that same-sex marriages should have.
4. Understand how marriage functions as a form of group alliance and the role that bridewealth and dowries play in creating and maintaining these alliances. In addition, you need to be able to distinguish between sororate and levirate marriages.
5. Know how divorce varies across cultures. In particular, you should be familiar with the factors that affect rates of divorce.
6. Be able to identify and distinguish between the different kinds of plural marriages and the conditions that favor each.
