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cartlidgeashley

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Fertility maintenance as a hypothesis explaining the sexual division of labor refers to the fact that:
 
  a. if women are away from home hunting, they cannot engage in the sexual intercourse necessary for impregnation.
  b. the prolonged physical activity of hunting and gathering is important to good health and maintaining fertility.
  c. heavy and prolonged physical labor may cause hormonal changes that reduce fertility.
  d. lactation is necessary for reproduction and heavy physical labor reduces the production of breast milk.

Question 2

Based on Table 9.1 in your book, Patterns in the Sexual Division of Labor, Which of these tasks is the least likely to be sex-specific?
 
  a. Milking animals
  b. Tending small animals
  c. Wood working
  d. Hunting



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nicoleclaire22

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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cartlidgeashley

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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