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jho37

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The Hindu prohibition on eating cows is seen by Marvin Harris as
 
  A) a way of conserving essential products: fuel, fertilizer, and animals for traction.
  B) a consequence of westernization.
  C) a wasteful practice due to ignorance of the nutritive value of protein.
  D) one of the detrimental effects of conservative religion.
  E) a result of colonial exploitation by the British.

Question 2

In Ariaal society, a woman has little economic power because
 
  A) she does not control her own house, since she is not allowed to build or repair it.
  B) she cannot own or inherit livestock, the basis of Ariaal economy.
  C) she is not allowed to milk any of the livestock.
  D) female labor is not essential to household well being.
  E) women, unlike men, do not progress through age grades.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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