All of the following statements about sexual behavior among the Trobrianders is correct except:

a. when the couple is ready to be married, they appear outside the woman’s household.
b. by their mid-teens, young people begin having longer-term affairs that lead to marriage.
c. young people traditionally have a great deal of sexual freedom.
d. by the age of 7 or 8, they begin playing erotic games and imitating adults.
e. by the early teens, they begin pursuing sexual partners.


ANSWER: a

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