Research on female initiation rites in New Guinea suggests that the principal idea expressed in such rites is:
a. The duty of women to serve their husbands.
b. The secret ritual dominance of women over men in these societies.
c. The fact that even though they marry, their primary obligations are to their own families, not their husbands'.
d. The principle of patrilineality.
e. The complementarity of male and female.
E
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A) ?Fiat money is backed by something of intrinsic value. B) ?Commodity money is actually a barter system. C) ?Fiat money requires more than two parties. D) ?Commodity money is backed by something of intrinsic value.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false