Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry are all forms of serial monogamy.
2. There are at least five countries in Africa where 20 percent of the men are in polygamous marriages.
3. Polygyny is a social system in which women may have several husbands and in which women are more powerful than men.
4. Polyandry, a system in which women may have several husbands, is an example—albeit a rare one—of a social order in which women are more powerful than men.
5. In upper-class families, there is a great deal of emphasis placed on lineage and the maintenance of family position.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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