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karateprodigy

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Polygyny, although formally outlawed in Turkey, is still practiced among certain men who can afford it. Unlike in the past, when the practice was customary and not illegal, polygyny can put contemporary women at risk. How?
 
  A. Women in polygynous unions have less of a chance to marry several men themselves.
  B. Because their marriages have no official status, secondary wives who are abused or mistreated have no legal recourse.
  C. The increase in the number of wives a man takes on increases inter-wife feuds.
  D. As cross-cultural studies have shown, violence against women is correlated with the presence of polygyny in society.
  E. Unlike in the past, polygynous unions are no longer unions based on romantic love.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about polygynous marriages is true?
 
  A. They are characteristic of high social instability, as with serial monogamy in southern California and Washington, D.C.
  B. They frequently involve a hierarchical arrangement among the wives.
  C. They are associated with male infanticide.
  D. They are characterized by there being more than one husband in a single household.
  E. They tend to occur in societies that have more men than women.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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