Major changes in Skolt Lapp society occurred because:
a. men switched from reindeer herding to other sources of income.
b. the number of reindeer declined because of climate change.
c. snowmobiles were introduced to herd reindeer.
d. society became hierarchical instead of egalitarian.
e. women began to go to the university and get jobs outside the home.
ANSWER: c
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