Malinowski wanted to check Freud's idea of the Oedipal complex in the Trobriand Islands because:
A) Trobriand Islanders are matrilineal
B) Trobriand fathers don't have authority over their sons
C) he thought Freud was ethnocentric
D) in the Trobriands, the men of the boy's lineage have authority over them
E) all of the above

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Malinowski studied the Trobriand Islanders to test Freud's Oedipal complex theory, noting their matrilineal society, lack of paternal authority, and the role of maternal uncles, which challenged Freud's ethnocentric views.

Malinowski Wanted to Check Freud's Idea of the Oedipal Complex