Multiple Choice
The existence of a "joking relationship" (one in which interactions are typified by friendly teasing) between a man and his brothers-in-law would be explained by anthropologist A. R. Radcliffe-Brown as __________.
A) a structured relationship whose function is to reduce potential hostility
B) evidence for cultural influences on individual personality
C) an example of the importance of cultural relativism in kinship roles
D) the basis for materialistic behavior
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