Most of What We Know About the Standard of Living

question 2

Multiple Choice

Most of what we know about the standard of living and work patterns of hunter- gatherers is based on studies of contemporary groups. Sanderson and Alderson suggest that this fact:

• A) invalidates Sahlins's "original affluent society" thesis
• B) means that Sahlins's thesis has no applicability to prehistoric hunter-gatherers
• C) enhances the plausibility of Sahlins's thesis because most prehistoric hunter- gatherers would have existed in much more favorable environments than recent hunter-gatherers
• D) none of these

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