Author Question: The marriage of several brothers to one woman: a. sometimes occurs in Tibet. b. is called ... (Read 56 times)

future617RT · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

The marriage of several brothers to one woman:

a. sometimes occurs in Tibet.
b. is called primogeniture.
c. is necessary in pastoral societies.
d. occurs only in hunting and gathering societies.
e. creates an extreme sense of role ambiguity among children.

Question 2

Men in most polygynous societies never actually obtain multiple wives for all of the following reasons except

a. managing a polygynous household is hard work.
b. marriage in many polygynous societies requires the approval of kinsmen.
c. marriage in polygynous societies is always managed by the wifes father and the husband has no choice.
d. some men in polygynous societies are not of sufficient rank to seek multiple wives.
e. some men in polygynous societies do not the appropriate social skills to have multiple wives.