What do societies that practice sororate do if the deceased wife does not have a sister available for her surviving husband to marry?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
They provide a close female relative as a substitute.

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The Nupe king of what is now __________ had ultimate authority over his people by __________ them

A) Nigeria; taxing B) Ghana; adjudicating C) Nigeria; adjudicating D) Ghana; taxing

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Refer to the figure below. As a result of what occurs in the avocado market, your firm should expect costs to ________, which will cause your firm to ________ supply of ready-made guacamole.



Your firm produces ready-made guacamole and avocados are the primary ingredient. During a news report, weather forecasters just announced that there will be a freeze in the region in which your firm buys avocados. This freeze will likely damage many of the avocados that are almost ready for harvest.

A) decrease; increase B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease D) increase; increase

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In North America, the relatively high incidence of expanded family households in the lower class is

A. maladaptive, since poor families should be smaller in order to cut down on expenses. B. the result of enduring cultural ties to Europe. C. the reason the families of lower-class urbanites are dysfunctional. D. caused by bifurcate merging, a practice brought to the United States by Irish immigrants during the early part of the twentieth century. E. an important strategy used by the urban poor to adapt to poverty.

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In tribal societies, unlike industrial ones, marriage entails only an agreement between the people getting married; descent groups play only a minor role

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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