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Which of the following statements describes polygynous Mende households? (choose best answer) Wives are ranked by order of marriage. Mende men and women agree that that of wives from high-status families outrank wives from lower-status families. Serious problems arise if a husband shows favoritism toward a wife higher in the marriage ranking and neglects a wife from a high-status family. Both mende men and women agree that that of wives from high-status families outrank wives from lower-status families AND serious problems arise if a husband shows favoritism toward a wife higher in the marriage ranking and neglects a wife from a high-status family.

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Answer:

Wives are ranked by order of marriage.

Explanation:

Even thought the men still have the highest authority that must be obeyed by other wives, The First wives will have the highest authority over the other wives.

This will influence various activity in the household such as distribution of chores, the roles that the wives can play with the children, how much time they can spend with the man of the household, etc.

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