The Tikopians of the South Pacific are divided into four patriclans, each of which is divided into several patrilineages that are in turn comprised of several extended families each. The extended families are comprised of several nuclear families. This is an example of
a. a matrifocal organization.
b. patrilineally partitioned organization.
c. segmentary organization.
d. nested families.
c
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A. It can be divided into two stages. B. It was partly driven by business interests. C. It lacked an intervention philosophy. D. It began to disintegrate after World War II. E. It was legitimized by the racist notion of the "white man's burden."