What purpose do woman–woman marriages serve in Nuer society?
a. They recognize homosexual couples.
b. They make it possible for women to form economic units without men.
c. They allow a woman to act as a husband so that a lineage without an heir can produce one.
d. They allow for the creation of female lineages.
Answer: c
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