In hunter-gatherer societies where reciprocity is at the center of economic life
a. sharing and generosity are socially compulsory habits
b. individuals spend much time calculating the results of economic exchanges to make sure they always end up equal
c. selfishness is tolerated only in band leaders
d. selfish behavior never exists because the institutions of society completely prevent it
a
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a. true b. false
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