According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India

question 11

Multiple Choice

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," a major tension in Bhil society occurs over the movement of a woman from her own family to that of her husband at marriage.Which of the following is a way Bhil cultural practices reduce this tension?

• A) Grooms ritually storm the bride's house to symbolize that they are taking the woman away from her family.
• B) After the wedding, the family of the bride has no contact with the groom, his new bride, and his extended family for one year.
• C) The bride and groom move to a village where neither family lives to start their own lives.
• D) The bride's family keeps in close, familiar contact with the groom's family, visits often, and checks on their daughter's welfare.

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