In many highland Papua New Guinea patrilineal-patrilocal societies,

A. women fear contacts, including sexual intercourse, with men.
B. polygyny decreases household productivity because a man must provide for more than one wife.
C. women govern the public distribution of prestige items.
D. the domestic-public dichotomy is minor or nonexistent.
E. women are the primary producers of subsistence crops.


Answer: E

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