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What do societies that practice sororate do if the deceased wife does not have a sister available for her surviving husband to marry?
 
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What are the primary benefits of cross cousin marriage?
 
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Answer to Question 1

ANS: They provide a close female relative as a substitute.

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ANS: Benefits are to strengthen and maintain the ties between kin groups established by marriages in the past generation.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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