The Ties on Which Kinship Systems Are Based

question 20

Multiple Choice

The ties on which kinship systems are based:

• A)Are scientifically accurate reflections of biological ties.
• B)Are culturally specified ties that rest on biological and conjugal relationships.
• C)Are defined culturally and have no relationship at all to biological ties.
• D)Are remembered only in societies that have developed writing.
• E)Are understood only by members of a society.

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