Of the Following Theories Anthropologists Have Proposed to Explain How

question 40

Multiple Choice

Of the following theories anthropologists have proposed to explain how gender roles are divided cross-culturally, which theory says that the demands of pregnancy and nursing limit women to performing tasks close to home, like cooking and gathering wild plants?

• A) compatibility-with-child-care
• B) economy-of-effort
• C) expendability
• D) strength

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