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In the South Pacific, members of societies with ambilineal descent groups __________.
 
  a. had to choose only one group to be associated with during his or her lifetime
  b. received advantages of only one descent group, but still owed responsibilities to both descent groups
  c. could shift membership in their mother's or father's descent group depending on short-term advantage
  d. had flexibility in who they chose to align, but were forced to choose an affiliation for their offspring

Question 2

In societies where __________ is the kinship system, individuals often choose the descent group that will advantage them the most in resources or power.
 
  a. double descent
  b. ambilineal descent
  c. parallel descent
  d. unilineal descent



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srodz

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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WWatsford

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Gracias!


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