Many societies sanction the male having more than one wife at the same time. The most specific term for this arrangement is:

a. monogamy
b. polygamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry


Ans: c. polygyny

Sociology

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a. income b. wealth c. hair color d. prestige

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A. is a jobs training program to help those workers that are sometimes referred to as "the disposable workforce. B. was developed under President Roosevelt. C. abolished the fee-for-service health care system. D. was modeled after a Republican-led plan in Massachusetts.

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Sociology