Friedrich Engels, an associate of Karl Marx, proposed the idea that:

A. there are six paramount functions of the family.
B. 80 percent of the 565 societies that he studied had some type of polygamy.
C. the family is the ultimate source of social inequality.
D. there are six stations of divorce, but the most important is the economic station.


Answer: C

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