Applied anthropologist Sunil Khanna found that Jat migrants in India preferred sons because:
a. they are ignorant and do not value life.
b. the men own land and they do not wish to divide their landholdings or share them with sons-in-law.
c. they do not like children and do not wish to have the economic burden of caring for offspring.
d. they believe sons will become political and economic assets.
e. they have a warrior mentality and only wish to enlarge their armies.
d
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a. 90 percent b. 15 percent c. 40 percent d. 75 percent e. 60 percent
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place. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. True b. False