The custom in which a prospective groom and his relatives are required to transfer goods to the relatives of the bride to validate the marriage is called:
a. dowry.
b. brideservice.
c. bridewealth.
d. wife exchanges.
C
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a. environmental adaptations that occur at the individual level. b. acclimatization at the individual level. c. developmental adaptations that occur at the level of the individual during critical life stages. d. inheritance of increases in lung volume by high-altitude populations.
According to the Biological Species Concept, two groups of creatures are sometimes considered separate species even if they are capable of creating fertile offspring
a. True b. False
In the United States, the middle class constitutes approximately 40 percent of the population
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The marriage of several brothers to one woman:
a. sometimes occurs in Tibet. b. is called primogeniture. c. is necessary in pastoral societies. d. occurs only in hunting and gathering societies. e. creates an extreme sense of role ambiguity among children.