Sociology · Kinship, Marriage and Family
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Bridewealth is often viewed as a form of commodification of women. Reason (R): Anthropologists like Jack Goody have argued that bridewealth functions as a transfer of rights over a woman's labor and reproductive capacities to the husband's lineage. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1A is not correct but R is correct
- 2A is correct but R is not correct
- 3Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A✓
- 4Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Correct answer
Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
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