List the three macro-level factors that explain why most women change their name when they marry

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.


1. It is a carryover from patriarchal and patrilineal customs in which, upon marriage, the wife becomes the legal property of her husband.
2. Last names clarify paternity.
3. It demonstrates that women have found a husband to avoid the cultural stigma associated with being unmarried.

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A. 10,000 B. 100,000 C. 800,000 D. 8,000,000

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