The transfer of pigs from a man and his relatives to the relatives of his bride that occurs among some peoples of the Pacific Islands would be considered a form of bridewealth
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A) a young man’s attempt to kiss his girlfriend B) choosing to wear nothing C) a woman carrying her child in a soft basket hung from her head D) dancing in the street before going to work
Land, money, factories, and the like that support and supply the materials needed for production
a. commodities b. capital c. redistributive networks d. economic systems
What do societies that practice sororate do if the deceased wife does not have a sister available for her surviving husband to marry?
What will be an ideal response?
What do paleoanthropologists study?
a. Our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees b. People such as the Asmat from New Guinea c. The aged d. Our fossil ancestors