What Cycle Must Be Completed Successfully to Ensure the Stability

question 45

Multiple Choice

What cycle must be completed successfully to ensure the stability of a marriage and a matrilineage in Trobriand society?

• A)the cycle of exchanges of yams and banana leaf bundles
• B)the cycle of exchanges of potatoes and meat
• C)the cycle of exchanges of work and dowry
• D)the cycle of exchanges of fertility and children

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