What Can We Conclude from Murdock's Cross-Cultural Survey

question 63

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude from Murdock's cross-cultural survey?

• A) Metalworking is done by both men and women.
• B) No society has allowed women to hunt.
• C) Nothing about biology requires men and women to be assigned different work.
• D) Sex-typed work is not an issue for premodern societies.
• E) No society considers cooking to be men's work.

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