Discuss the major similarities and differences among nuclear families, extended families, and descent groups (e.g., lineages and clans).

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What statement about the feminization of poverty is NOT accurate?

A. It has been decreasing worldwide. B. In the developed world, it is most prominent in the United States. C. It is primarily a North American phenomenon. D. It refers to the increasing representation of women and their children among the poor. E. It has offset many of the economic gains of American women, especially the college educated.

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a. Marvin Harris b. Julian Steward c. Margaret Mead d. Claude Levi-Strauss

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A. garbology. B. paleoecology. C. adaptive anthropology. D. paleoanthropology. E. social archaeology.

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