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codyclark

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on: Jul 10, 2018
What does a Manam (a group in New Guinea) girl display at the time of her initiation?
 
  a. Jewelry that she has made.
  b. Food that she has prepared.
  c. Wealth her parents and clan have contributed for the event.
  d. Pigs that she and her sisters have raised.
  e. New dances that she has developed to display her personality.

Question 2

Research on female initiation rites in New Guinea suggests that the principal idea expressed in such rites is:
 
  a. The duty of women to serve their husbands.
  b. The secret ritual dominance of women over men in these societies.
  c. The fact that even though they marry, their primary obligations are to their own families, not their husbands'.
  d. The principle of patrilineality.
  e. The complementarity of male and female.


mfedorka

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

E


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