What Is the "Manhood Puzzle

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Multiple Choice

What is the "manhood puzzle"?

• A)It is a theory that argues that the more young boys are tested,the better men they become in later life.
• B)It is a psychological drama in which men and women play roles of opposition in order to construct a viable society.
• C)It is a game that anthropologists use to determine how challenging the rites of passage are for young men and women as they enter puberty.
• D)It is an actual maze through which young men must pass in order to be declared "men" - it is found among the Sambia (New Guinea).
• E)It is an approach that questions why attaining manhood is filled with obstacles in so many cultures.

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