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lracut11

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According to Scheper-Hughes in Mother's Love: Death Without Weeping, poor Brazilian mothers living in a shantytown near the town of Bom Jesus de Mata
 
  a. would do almost anything to earn money in order to pay for the treatment of their sick babies.
  b. stayed emotionally detached from their babies, particularly those they felt were likely to die.
  c. depended for child support on the local churches and civil authorities.
  d. observed nearly a year of formal mourning when a child died, during which time they were not allowed to dance or laugh in public.

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In Mother's Love: Death Without Weeping, Scheper-Hughes feels that it was instinctual for poor mothers to grieve deeply over the death of their babies in most societies unless they have been separated from their infants by illness or divorce.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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olivia_paige29

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

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lracut11

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


Jsherida

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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