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Shelles

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Polygyny among the Tiwi of Australia is most usefully viewed as:
 
  a. A result of the extraordinary sexual desire on the part of Tiwi males.
  b. An adaptation to the importance of food gathering as the basic means of survival.
  c. An abnormal marriage pattern among the world's cultures.
  d. An illustration of the high degree of conflict in families with more than one wife.
  e. An effect of conversion to Christianity.

Question 2

When a society practices polygyny:
 
  a. Most men will have more than one wife.
  b. Some men will have more than one wife.
  c. Some women will have more than one husband.
  d. Most women will have more than one husband.
  e. Some men will have more than one wife and some women will have more than one husband.


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FergA

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

B

Answer to Question 2

B


Shelles

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Gracias!

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