What was the most common motivation for adoption among Samoans during Melvin Ember’s fieldwork?
A) A child’s natural family needed help to feed and care for him/her.
B) Families who adopted children benefit from social programs.
C) Natural disasters such as hurricanes killed many young children.
D) New family members were needed to perform all of the necessary chores.
A) A child’s natural family needed help to feed and care for him/her.
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A. Homo habilis B. Homo erectus C. Homo heidelbergensis D. Homo neanderthalensis
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A) the Sumerians B) the Oxacanas C) the Mayans D) the Egyptians
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a. less healthy; more nutritious foods b. meat-based; carbohydrates c. agricultural; industrial foods d. varied; surplus
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