Author Question: Which of the following statements about dowry payments is true? a. The family of the groom may ... (Read 97 times)

scienceeasy · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which of the following statements about dowry payments is true?

a. The family of the groom may benefit from dowry payment because they can use wealth to achieve greater status.
b. The family of the bride may benefit from dowry payment because they can use wealth to achieve greater status.
c. Dowry payments usually remain property of the bride.
d. Dowry payments always protect the interests of a wife in a patrilineal and patriarchal society.

Question 2

After the United States gained control of California, Native American children were often __________.

a. kidnapped and sold as slaves
b. killed
c. required to pay poll taxes
d. used as labor