What Social Thinker Contended That in the Earliest Societies There

question 2

Multiple Choice

What social thinker contended that in the earliest societies there was more egalitarianism in families but this changed due to a pattern of male dominance when the exchange of goods and property became more common?

• A) Herbert Spencer
• B) Talcott Parsons
• C) Benjamin Rush
• D) Friedrich Engels

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Natural phenomena caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, leading to ground shaking and, in some cases, causing great destruction.

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Openings in the Earth's crust from which lava, ash, and gases erupt.

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Transform Boundary

A plate boundary in which two tectonic plates move horizontally past one another.