Question

1， Anthropologists spend so much time studying kinship because:

a) They have nothing better to do. b) It is a demanding intellectual exercise to make up kinship charts. c) Kinship plays the most important role in determining rights and obligations in nonindustrial societies. d) Blood is thicker than water. e) Kinship is the only social institution of any importance among tribal people.

2， Kinship in the United States:

a) Has no important functions. b) Is important for inheriting property. c) Is more important than in tribal societies. d) Has never been studied so we don't know how important it is. e) Is becoming more important as we become more affluent.

Answer 1

Question no 1)

Anthropologist spent so much time studying kinship because,

Answer is option ç) Kinship plays the most important role in determining rights and obligations in nonindustrial societies

Answer a is wrong because because anthropologist has many work to do

Answer b is wrong because so much of intellectual work up is not needed in determining this

Option d is wrong because blood is thicker than water but kinship does not consider this , and also it is not that time consuming

Option e is wrong because,

It is not the only important social institution in tribal people