The preference for male children
a. is universal.
b. doesn’t really exist and only appears in the anthropological literature because of the male bias in anthropology.
c. is only found in food collecting (foraging) societies.
d. is much more common than the rare preference for female children.
e. ultimately creates a healthy and balanced society.
ANS: D
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