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Lakshmi lives in a rural part of India. She fed her second baby daughter poisonous oleander instead of milk, until the baby died. The practice of female infanticide in countries like India and China is still prevalent because
 
  a. the Indian government only allows one child per family.
  b. she wanted to inherit the baby's fortune.
  c. there is a strong pro-male bias in many poor countries.
  d. of untreated postpartum depression.

Question 2

A society's unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called
 
  a. patriarchy.
  b. matriarchy.
  c. gender stratification.
  d. sexual orientation.



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Answer to Question 1

(Answer: c)

Answer to Question 2

(Answer: c)



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