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Sarah and her family have just moved to a new city hours away from their old home. She has made new friends who have been very supportive and helpful. Her new friend Anna is often called Aunt Anna by Sarah's children.
 
  In Sarah's scenario, Anna is an example of __________.
  a. fictive kin
  b. substitute kin
  c. bonded kin
  d. extended kin

Question 2

While some believe that increases in science and medical technology were the reasons for improved general health in the twentieth century, historians and social scientists __________.
 
  a. point to improvements in sanitation and hygiene as having a greater influence
  b. argue that the developing middleclass made healthcare more available to the population
  c. believe that evolution allowed people to develop stronger immunities to diseases that once caused epidemics
  d. theorize that changes in habits at work, school, and other institutions had a greater influence than science



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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