The Sambia in Papua New Guinea practice what one researcher calls “ritualized homosexuality” in order to:

a. ?provide young boys with enough manly fluids to be heterosexual.
b. ?create strong bonds of manhood that will benefit them in times of war.
c. ?stabilize the political hierarchy in the tribe by selecting the most manly men as chief.
d. ?initiate men into a culture of homosexuality as adults.


ANSWER:
a

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