One Study Cited in the Text Looked at the General

question 48

Multiple Choice

One study cited in the text looked at the general character of postdivorce extended-kin relationships. This investigation found that, in half the cases, the kinship system included of divorce and of remarriage.

• A) relatives
• B) a typology
• C) stations
• D) ingredients

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Definitions:

Men

Adult male humans, characterized biologically by XY chromosomes, but also defined by various social and cultural roles.

Deadly Feuds

Long-standing and often violent disputes or hostilities between families or groups.

Band Societies

The simplest form of human society, typically small, nomadic, and kinship-based groups with no permanent leadership, practicing hunting and gathering.

Big Man

A sociopolitical leader in Melanesian and Polynesian societies, who gains his position through personal attributes and the ability to persuade and lead rather than through formal authority.