Among the Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil, as in many societies with unilineal descent, which of the following is true?
A. Marriage between parallel cousins is preferred, whereas marriage between cross cousins is considered incest.
B. Marriage between first cousins is preferred, but marriage between second cousins is considered incest.
C. Marriage between sororate cousins is preferred, although marriage between levirate cousins is considered incest.
D. Marriage between Crow cousins is preferred; marriage between Omaha cousins is considered incest.
E. Marriage between cross cousins is preferred; marriage between parallel cousins is considered incest.
Answer: E
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