What is an age set?

A. all men and women related by virtue of patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor
B. a group uniting men born during a certain span of time in some pastoral African societies
C. a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of achievement in the society, much like the stages of an undergraduate's progress through college
D. a village council
E. all men and women related by virtue of matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor


Answer: B

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