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Daniel Payton
about 1 hour ago
Which of the following arguments is not commonly used against same-sex marriage?
A) It is not representative of traditional marriage.
B) It indicates support for gays and gay lifestyle.
C) It destroys the social and economic basis of society.
D) It does not produce children.
A) It is not representative of traditional marriage.
B) It indicates support for gays and gay lifestyle.
C) It destroys the social and economic basis of society.
D) It does not produce children.
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Tayanaunique Simmons
about 1 hour ago
The marriage of a woman to her father's sister's son is called:
A) matrilateral cross-cousin marriage
B) matrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
C) patrilateral cross-cousin marriage
D) patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
A) matrilateral cross-cousin marriage
B) matrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
C) patrilateral cross-cousin marriage
D) patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage
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Talisha Matthews
about 3 hours ago
A patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage is between a man and his:
A) mother's brother's daughter
B) father's brother's daughter
C) father's son's daughter
D) father's father's daughter
A) mother's brother's daughter
B) father's brother's daughter
C) father's son's daughter
D) father's father's daughter
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Stacey Delgado
about 3 hours ago
During what time period were first-cousin marriage prohibitions developed in the United States?
A) 15th century
B) 21st century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
A) 15th century
B) 21st century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
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Emma Katherine Osowicz - AHS 2022
about 4 hours ago
In India, arranged marriages are:
A) never practiced
B) always practiced
C) still somewhat common among certain social classes
D) extremely common among the lower castes
A) never practiced
B) always practiced
C) still somewhat common among certain social classes
D) extremely common among the lower castes
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Kendra Brown
about 4 hours ago
The simultaneous marriage of several brothers to a single wife is called:
A) fraternal polyandry
B) fraternal monogamy
C) fraternal polygyny
D) fraternal polygamy
A) fraternal polyandry
B) fraternal monogamy
C) fraternal polygyny
D) fraternal polygamy
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Marlon Saban
about 4 hours ago
Which of the following societies is traditionally polyandrous?
A) English colonists
B) Samoan Islanders
C) Trobriand Islanders
D) Nyimba of Nepal
A) English colonists
B) Samoan Islanders
C) Trobriand Islanders
D) Nyimba of Nepal
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Mugdho Hossain
about 6 hours ago
What is the official position of the Mormon Church in regard to polygamy?
A) It is openly encouraged in the press and from the pulpit.
B) It is not an officially approved practice.
C) It is required.
D) It is accepted in certain cases in which the husband can provide well for his family.
A) It is openly encouraged in the press and from the pulpit.
B) It is not an officially approved practice.
C) It is required.
D) It is accepted in certain cases in which the husband can provide well for his family.
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Aendrea Ruby Flores
about 6 hours ago
What do we call the type of marriage in which each partner has just one spouse, but marries partners in succession?
A) monogamy
B) polyandry
C) polygamy
D) serial monogamy
A) monogamy
B) polyandry
C) polygamy
D) serial monogamy
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Louisa Nylander
about 7 hours ago
All of the following are forms of marriage except:
A) polygyny
B) serial monogamy
C) sororal polyandry
D) polygamy
A) polygyny
B) serial monogamy
C) sororal polyandry
D) polygamy
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Jade Danica Mhae Pactor
about 8 hours ago
Polygyny is favored by approximately what percentage of the world's cultures?
A) 20
B) 40
C) 60
D) 80
A) 20
B) 40
C) 60
D) 80
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jaquan harvey
about 8 hours ago
Most societies include in the incest taboo a prohibition against sexual relations between all of the following except:
A) siblings
B) father and child
C) mother and child
D) first cousins
A) siblings
B) father and child
C) mother and child
D) first cousins
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Nateekarn Tuncharoen
about 8 hours ago
Which of the following statements is true regarding first-cousin marriage?
A) It roughly doubles the risk of birth defects or infant mortality.
B) It triples the genetic risks to unborn children.
C) It produces significantly healthier children.
D) It has no detectable difference in birth defects from non-cousin marriage.
A) It roughly doubles the risk of birth defects or infant mortality.
B) It triples the genetic risks to unborn children.
C) It produces significantly healthier children.
D) It has no detectable difference in birth defects from non-cousin marriage.
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Karmin Pearson
about 9 hours ago
Which of the following statement is true?
A) Most societies are neither exogamous nor endogamous.
B) A society that is highly developed is exogamous.
C) A society that has sexual restriction can be classified as endogamous.
D) A society may have both exogamous and endogamous rules.
A) Most societies are neither exogamous nor endogamous.
B) A society that is highly developed is exogamous.
C) A society that has sexual restriction can be classified as endogamous.
D) A society may have both exogamous and endogamous rules.