What is the advantage of bilateral descent groups in foraging societies?

a. Such groups make claims for assistance on a wide group of related people possible.
b. Such groups limit the number of people who can ask for help and expect to receive it.
c. Such groups draw clear distinctions between relatives and nonrelatives and so limit the size of kin groups.
d. Such groups are the smallest kin groups possible.


Answer: a

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