Which of the Following Statements About Polygynous Marriages Is True

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about polygynous marriages is true?

• A) They are characteristic of high social instability, as with serial monogamy in southern California and Washington, D.C.
• B) They frequently involve a hierarchical arrangement among the wives.
• C) They are associated with male infanticide.
• D) They are characterized by there being more than one husband in a single household.
• E) They tend to occur in societies that have

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