A funeral pyre is also known as __________
a. a gathering after a funeral
b. an above-ground cremation
c. a waste of time
d. a cemetery
b
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What is the term for the transfer of wealth from a prospective husband and his kin group to the kin group of his bride?
a. Dowry b. Bridewealth c. Gift exchange d. Bride bestowal payments
Which of the following statements is correct about the Imperial Han China period?
a. ?Sons left the house where they were born to establish their own patriarchal households at marriage. b. They used the Iroquois kinship system but also had a joint and extended family system. c. ?Kinship was patriarchal, but within the joint family women arranged marriages for sons. d. ?Marriages were arranged for daughters because it was a strictly patriarchal system.
What are mRNA triplets called?
a. Exons b. Introns c. Codons d. Genomes e. Mutations
Polygyny, although formally outlawed in Turkey, is still practiced among certain men who can afford it. Unlike in the past, when the practice was customary and not illegal, polygyny can put contemporary women at risk. How?
A. Women in polygynous unions have less of a chance to marry several men themselves. B. Because their marriages have no official status, secondary wives who are abused or mistreated have no legal recourse. C. The increase in the number of wives a man takes on increases inter-wife feuds. D. As cross-cultural studies have shown, violence against women is correlated with the presence of polygyny in society. E. Unlike in the past, polygynous unions are no longer unions based on romantic love.