All Cultures Extend Kinship Terms to Non-Kin, Using Them Figuratively

question 27

Multiple Choice

All cultures extend kinship terms to non-kin, using them figuratively rather than literally, for evocative and propagandistic purposes. In such cases, the people in those cultures

• A) can easily distinguish what is expected of that person.
• B) do this to take advantage of others.
• C) then feel obliged to offer aid and support to them.
• D) treat such people as if they were kin.

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