Antho Question, Please help me...?

Question

An anthropologist discovers that an informant who is describing the kinship terminology used in his society uses the same term, “Bapa, “ to refer to individuals that the anthropologist would call “father” and “father’s brother.”  What does the anthropologist conclude?

a. All individuals called “Bapa” share a common status with regard to ego; they play the same role, such as disciplining or teaching him. 

b. The informant is unclear as to who his real biological father is.

c. The informant tends to form undifferentiated classifications.

d. Ego is a bad informant.

e. The informant is being deceptive.

Answer 1

C.  This is a problem in many languages.  English is a strong language because it is made up of many different languages. This is useful because we have multiple words that can be used to differentiate and detail our thoughts.  English is a hard language to learn because of it.  I once had a Spanish person tell me that they can express themselves better in English.  Eskimoes have multiple words for snow and can relate a more detailed message about snow. Of course, A is possible also.

Answer 2

a. : )

Answer 3

A

There are no "natural" kinship categories thus there in no necessary structure or terminology.