What Is the Advantage of Bilateral Descent Groups in Foraging

question 69

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of bilateral descent groups in foraging societies?

• A) Such groups make claims for assistance on a wide group of related people possible.
• B) Such groups limit the number of people who can ask for help and expect to receive it.
• C) Such groups draw clear distinctions between relatives and non-relatives and so limit the size of kin groups.
• D) Such groups are the smallest kin groups possible.

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