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HudsonKB16

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In Tibet, a young man lives with his older brother, who is married. The younger brother eventually begins to think about setting up his own tent and taking his share of the yak and fields of grass. One night, his brothers wife gives him her necklace. In Tibetan culture, this is an invitation for him to become her second husband. If he accepts, he will remain with his brother and share the same tent. This type of marriage is called:
 
  a. monogamy.
  b. polygamy.
  c. polyandry.
  d. polygyny.
  e. serial monogamy.

Question 2

All of the following are associated with polygyny except:
 
  a. commonly found in societies in which women do the bulk of cultivation work.
  b. wives have a strong bargaining power within the household.
  c. women are normally much younger than the men they marry.
  d. frequently found in societies that have suffered violence and in which there are high male combat deaths.
  e. shows the lower status of men than women in these societies.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: e





 

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