In What Type of Society Is the Presence of Specialized

question 34

Multiple Choice

In what type of society is the presence of specialized artists most likely to be found?

• A) those with a complex, specialized division of labor
• B) foraging societies with many hours of free time each day
• C) chiefdoms in which leaders can patronize skilled artists
• D) societies with ancestor worship, where the artist honors his or her clan

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Definitions:

Economies of Scope

Cost advantages that a business experiences by producing a wider variety of products, rather than specializing in the production or provision of a single product or service.

Diseconomies of Scale

A point at which a company grows so large that the costs per unit increase with the increase in production.

Experience Curve Effects

The reduction in unit costs of production as output increases, typically due to gained efficiencies and learning over time.

Regression Analysis

A statistical method used to examine the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.