Rules of endogamy
A. encourage people to disregard social distinctions in choosing mates.
B. prove that the incest taboo is not a cultural universal.
C. expand a population's gene pool.
D. result in ever-widening kinship networks.
E. tend to maintain social distinctions between groups.
Answer: E
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