All of the following statements about female genital cutting are correct EXCEPT _____
a. it has affected more than 140 million women worldwide
b. it has been condemned by international medical and humans rights groups
c. it only slightly lowers the chances of infant mortality during childbirth
d. it is customary in parts of the Middle East and Africa
e. more than 3 million are performed every year
ANSWER:
c
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A. Ethnoscience B. Phonology C. Syntax D. Lexicon E. Ethnosemantics
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A. one's biological identity. B. the cultural construction of whether one is female, male, or something else. C. the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex. D. a political system ruled by men that defines the identity of women. E. the marked differences in male and female biology, which vary across cultures.
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