Bride service is practiced _____
a. only in societies with high levels of material wealth
b. often in agricultural societies
c. to compensate the bride’s family in a society where material goods are not accumulated
d. to compensate the groom’s family for the cost of bearing a wife and children
e. to allow the groom’s family to invest and create resources so that the newly married couple can start a family
ANSWER:
c
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