__________ Refers to Stretching the Boundaries of Kinship to Include

question 68

Multiple Choice

__________ refers to stretching the boundaries of kinship to include nonblood relations, friends, neighbors, and co-workers, who are obligated to help out in hard times and whom one is obligated to help out in turn.

• A) Group marriage
• B) Polygamy
• C) Community marriage
• D) Fictive kin

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Definitions:

Environment

The surrounding conditions and factors that influence living organisms, including natural, social, and built aspects.

Average Value

A statistical measure that describes the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers, often calculated as the sum of the values divided by the number of values.

Trait

A specific characteristic of an organism, which can be physical like height or color, or behavioral, often influenced by both genetics and environment.

Genetic Drift

A random process that causes allele frequencies in a population to change over generations without influence from natural selection.