Among horticulturalists with matrilineal descent and matrilocality,
A. women tend to have high status, but only within the domestic sphere.
B. gender and sex become indistinguishable.
C. female status tends to be high.
D. women rarely inherit any property and are therefore at a disadvantage in comparison to their brothers.
E. women leaders are only symbolic, because men tend to have the true decision-making power.
Answer: C
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