Your Brother Met Many New Friends While He Was in the Peace

question 263

Multiple Choice

Your brother met many new friends while he was in the Peace Corps. One of them, who is from a small village in Central Africa, is visiting and you are having a discussion regarding when adulthood begins. He argues that you are officially an adult when you get married. As a Westerner, what is your opinion most likely to be?

• A) You agree, adulthood begins with marriage.
• B) You are not sure, but all of your friends believe that marriage marks the beginning of adulthood.
• C) You argue that people from his village get married too young.
• D) You disagree with him, but realise that your opinions reflect cultural differences.

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