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Kthamas

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In certain countries, several families below the poverty line kill female babies as soon as they are born. They fear that they will not be able to afford the dowry required to pay for their marriages and have an inherent preference for sons.
 
  This practice is referred to as ________.
  A) consensual homicide
  B) matricide
  C) the marriage squeeze
  D) female infanticide

Question 2

An assumption of a symbolic interaction frame of reference is that a difference between humans and nonhumans, or animals, is one of
 
  A) kind.
  B) degree.
  C) intelligence.
  D) all of the above.



jlaineee

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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