In a Matrilineal System, Females Rarely Exercise Authority in Their

question 1

Multiple Choice

In a matrilineal system, females rarely exercise authority in their kin groups. Why is this?

• A) females always wanted it this way
• B) while it is not an ethnographic fact, it is reality
• C) anthropologists are not really sure why
• D) it seems created by the structure of society dominated by women

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