In Matrilineal Societies Men Often Suffer from Split Loyalties Because

question 37

Multiple Choice

In matrilineal societies men often suffer from split loyalties because __________.

• A) their children belong to another lineage, but their primary obligations are to their own lineage
• B) men have a harder time adjusting to residence with their wife's family than women do to life with their husband's family
• C) men have important social and economic functions in both lineages
• D) when they marry, men are compelled to sever ties with their lineage and move away

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