The compadrazgo system in Latin America is based on the establishment of kinship ties by becoming someone's __________
A. in-law
B. spouse
C. godparent
D. fictive sibling
Answer: C
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A. Women in polygynous unions have less of a chance to marry several men themselves. B. Because their marriages have no official status, secondary wives who are abused or mistreated have no legal recourse. C. The increase in the number of wives a man takes on increases inter-wife feuds. D. As cross-cultural studies have shown, violence against women is correlated with the presence of polygyny in society. E. Unlike in the past, polygynous unions are no longer unions based on romantic love.
What was unusual about the rank society of the Nimpkish?
A) Their economies were based on food collecting. B) The chief was usually the oldest person in the community. C) They recognized differences in power, but not prestige. D) They lived in small, nomadic bands.
During the last century, Guatemala’s Native American population has decreased from 75 percent to less than 50 percent of the total population. What was the primary cause of this?
a. Genocide b. A policy of relocation c. Passive assimilation d. Massive immigration from Europe, which reduced the proportion of Native Americans in the overall population