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Female rites of passage tend to be performed:
 
  A) at a young girl's birth.
  B) at menarche.
  C) at menopause.
  D) after a young woman becomes pregnant for the first time.
  E) at the time of first sexual intimacy.

Question 2

All of the following are important functions of female initiation rites in matrilocal societies EXCEPT:
 
  A) they publicly announce the status change from girl to adult woman.
  B) they prepare girls for emotional separation from their mothers.
  C) they emphasize connections between beauty, sexuality, and power.
  D) they teach girls how to be effective adults.
  E) they provide them with the hard work necessary to assist in gathering wealth.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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