"When Brothers Share a Wife"

T or F. According to Goldstein, Tibetan polyandry is a response to a shortage of arable land.

False

Which one of the following is true about Tibetan polyandry?

Polyandry lowers the birth rate. Polyandry enables wealthier farmers to maintain their higher standard of living. Polyandry is often preferred by Tibetans. Polyandry produces a large number of unmarried women.

T or F. According to Goldstein (Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife), it is richer Tibetans living in Nepal who prefer polyandry.

True

T or F. Goldstein argues that Tibetan Polyandry permits wealthy farmers to maintain their higher standard of living.

True

T or F. Goldstein argues that Tibetan polyandry functions to reduce the birth rate.

True

According to Goldstein, it is difficult for a male Tibetan to start his own farm because

it is difficult to terrace new land and keep animals simultaneously without help.

The custom of polyandry may end among Tibetans living in Nepal because

of government opposition and new economic opportunities

According to Goldstein (Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife), Tibetan polyandry functions above all to

permit richer farmers to maintained their standard of living

According to Goldstein, Tibetan polyandry

requires a group of brothers to marry one woman.

T or F. Goldstein believes that Tibetan polyandry is a response to high rates of female infanticide.

False