Author Question: In premodern Chinese families, as women with male children grew older: a. They were increasingly ... (Read 30 times)

bclement10 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

In premodern Chinese families, as women with male children grew older:

a. They were increasingly oppressed and marginalized in their families.
b. They tended to become more powerful, often becoming the dominant person in the household.
c. They were often discarded by their husbands in favor of younger, sexier wives.
d. Relations between them and their husbands tended to grow increasingly contentious.
e. They often divorced and sought out new, more powerful husbands.

Question 2

If your society has avunculocal residence, then, after marriage, a new couple will be expected to live with:

a. The husband's family.
b. The wife's family.
c. The chief's family.
d. Their maternal grandmother's family.
e. The husband's mother's brother's family.