Western Explorers Discovered That Some Non-Western People Use the Same

question 19

Multiple Choice

Western explorers discovered that some non-Western people use the same kin term to refer to father and father's brother. The explorers concluded that these people

• A) Did not know who their real fathers were.
• B) Believed that father and father's brother had the same social significance.
• C) Practiced group marriage.
• D) Both a and c

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