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Decide whether the statement is true or false. If the statement is false, determine what is wrong with statement and rewrite it to make it true. Try comparing your rewritten statements with those of a classmate.

1
Kinship systems organize people into groups.
A)True
B)False
2
Among matrilineal societies, where descent is passed down through the mother's line, men are not important contributors to the group's survival.
A)True
B)False
3
Mother-in-law avoidance, which includes demonstrating respect, may serve to reinforce incest taboos.
A)True
B)False
4
Most horticultural societies focus on descent groups.
A)True
B)False
5
When anthropologists describe the kinship system of a culture, they are presenting the culture's ideal customs.
A)True
B)False
6
The most common descent group is the kindred.
A)True
B)False
7
In a hypothetical society that has only two patrilineages, cross-cousins will always be members of different lineages.
A)True
B)False
8
Both foraging societies and North American societies practice the kinship pattern of bilateral descent.
A)True
B)False
9
The Inuit terminological system reflects a society's focus on the nuclear family.
A)True
B)False
10
The Yanomamo of South America and the Mbuti of Africa make distinctions between types of cousin perhaps to help control mate selection.
A)True
B)False







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