Which of the following best represents an egalitarian society?

A) All people within a society have exactly the same rights and responsibilities.
B) Societies prevent individuals from gaining prestige or power by frequently rotating leadership positions.
C) People are not praised for their skills or abilities because the society prefers to emphasize the equality of all members.
D) There are as many positions of prestige in any given social group as there are persons capable of filling them.


D) There are as many positions of prestige in any given social group as there are persons capable of filling them.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Indigenous peoples sought to establish the World Council of Indigenous Peoples for all of the following reasons except:

a. seek self-determination for their societies b. challenge violations of human rights occurring to them c. resist acculturation d. establish ethnocentrism

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To whom are the goods first transferred in an indirect dowry?

A) the bride's father B) the groom's father C) the groom D) the chief

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Yarahmadzai herders virtually never work for cash

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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