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renzo156

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A unilineal descent group whose members demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor is a(n)
 
  A. clan.
  B. lineage.
  C. extended family.
  D. family of procreation.
  E. family of orientation.

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Contemporary North American adults usually define their families as consisting of their husbands or wives and their children. In contrast, when middle-class Brazilians talk about their families, they mean their parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and on, down to their children. They rarely mention the spouse. Which of the following is among the reasons for this stark cultural contrast?
 
  A. Brazilians readily incorporate strangers into their social worlds.
  B. North Americans value independence over their family.
  C. North Americans have more choices about where they can live, and they have chosen to live away from their relatives.
  D. Brazilians live in a less mobile society and so stay in closer contact with their relatives, including members of their extended family, than do North Americans.
  E. Brazilians have purely economic relationships with their spouses.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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Answer: D




renzo156

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
:D TYSM


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

 

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