In the Oneida community that existed in New York State from 1840 to 1880, the community members were all married to one another-that is, all the men in the community were married to all the women, and all the women were married to all the men. This is an example of
A. egalitarianism.
B. polygamy.
C. serial monogamy.
D. matrilineal descent.
Answer: B
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