Polyandry is _____
a. a man having more than one wife at a time
b. a woman having more than one husband at a time
c. both marriage partners having multiple spouses
d. a same-sex marriage between two men
e. an arranged marriage in which families are in different social castes (or classes)
ANSWER:
b
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a. deference b. politeness strategies c. peacemakers d. subordinate behaviors
What are the Torajan tau taus?
A) Handmade effigies (like dolls) believed to contain the spirits of dead nobles B) Large, life-size pots that are made by women specifically as effigies (containers for the dead, like urns) C) Large wooden carvings of the burial cliffs from which the dead are thrown D) Ceremonial masks worn during the tongkonan (burial dance) E) Very large, flowing dresses and capes that they use to bury the dead
Whiting predicted that societies with a __________ would have long postpartum sex taboos
A) low-protein diet B) high-protein diet C) means of birth control D) history of overcrowding
__________ is an ascribed status forced upon people at birth or through involuntary servitude
a. Race b. Ethnicity c. Caste d. Slavery