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The Family
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What contradiction did Morgan find between Iroquois kinship terminology and the actual pairing family, and what does Engels say it implies?
A
There was no contradiction — kinship terms exactly matched the pairing family
B
The kinship terms' unusually wide reach (addressing cousins as "brothers and sisters") reflects an earlier, more expansive group-marriage family form, since systems of kinship are "passive" and lag behind changes in the actual family
C
It proved the Iroquois were the first people on earth to practice strict monogamy
D
It showed that kinship terms among the Iroquois were arbitrary and carried no social obligations
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