When compared to other kinds of societies, all the following are true about foragers EXCEPT that

A. hierarchy is least marked.
B. the public and private spheres are least separate.
C. when gathering is prominent, gender status tends to be more equal.
D. the rights, activities, and spheres of influence of men and women overlap the most.
E. sexual promiscuity is most common and routinely punished.


Answer: E

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