In Family and Kinship in Village India, McCurdy argues that arranged marriage functions to
a. create alliances between Bhil families and patrilineages.
b. bring wealth to the groom's family because of the dowry they receive.
c. prevent the possibility of divorce in Bhil society.
d. insure a happier marriage for Bhil brides and grooms.
Question 2
According to McCurdy in Family and Kinship in Village India, which is the most important structural tension associated with marriage in Bhil society?
a. the decision about how large the dapa (bride price) will be.
b. the possibility that young people will refuse to be married.
c. the shifting of a woman's loyalty, labor, and reproductive potential from her family to her husband's family.
d. whether wives will inherit from their own or their husband's families.
