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1
Q

True or False?

In some non-western cultures, mariage forms social and political alliances, sometimes transferring wealth.

A

True

2
Q

Bridewealth

A

marital gift by husband and kin to wife’s kin. (most common)

3
Q

Dowry

A

marital gift by wife and kin to husband’s kin (less common)

4
Q

Levirate

A

When a widow is expected to marry one of her deceased husbands brothers.

5
Q

Sorate

A

when a wife dies, the husband is expected to marry one of her sisters.

6
Q

monogamy

A

male marrying a female (most common marriage worldwide)

7
Q

polygyny

A

marriage between one person and two or more spouses

-practiced in 80% of populations

8
Q

polygyny threshold model

A

Shows that females will more commonly marry those guys who have the most food resources.

9
Q

What is the population of the baseri?

A

Around 16,000.

10
Q

How many tents are within a single basseri camp?

A

30-40 tents

11
Q

What is the cow and goat herd size for each tent within the basseri camp?

A

100+

12
Q

True or false?

The basseri are a nomadic tribe and they do move with all of their possessions.

A

True

13
Q

True or fallse

The basseri’s subsistance patterens rely on agriculture, and minorly on foraging.

A

True

14
Q

what does the basseri word “il-rah” mean?

A

“Tribal Road” or traditional route that the basseri move along each time they migrate from place to place.

15
Q

What percent of the world is lactose intolerant?

A

70%

16
Q

Lactose persistence

A

ability to digest dairy products into adulthood. this is found in many pastorilist groups. genetic variation through natural selection.

17
Q

The basseri base their wealth on what?

A

the amount of live stock one owns.

18
Q

True or False

Premarital sex is allowed in the basseri tribes.

A

Premarital sex is strictly prohibited.

19
Q

Neolocal

A

when couples get married, they establish their own household.

20
Q

True or false?

each tent within the basseri tribe is self suffiecient in providing food for itself.

A

True

21
Q

True or false?

Women are the typical political heads of the household.

A

False

The males are the heads of the house hold, if no male is present, the wisest individual is head regardless of gender.

22
Q

What are thew powers of a tribal basseri headman?

A

He does have authority but has no real power. he acts as an information conduit for the cheif.

23
Q

What are the powers of the basseri cheif?

A

The cheif has both authority and power, he can determine routes and timing of migration, resolves disputes, and act as a representative for outside power. He acts as the overall leader of the tribe.

24
Q

What religion do the basseri practice?

A

Although the basseri are known as shi’a muslims, they don’t really practice any rituals or organizations of religion.