Polygyny and Polyandry Are Critically Different in What Respect

question 47

Multiple Choice

Polygyny and polyandry are critically different in what respect?

• A) in polygynous marriages males are the household head
• B) in polyandry the wife has more than one husband
• C) in polyandry the male has more than one wife
• D) in polygyny the male allows sexual access to his wife to other male blood relatives
• E) in polygyny the male has extra-marital affairs with single women

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