How do chiefdoms differ from states?

A. Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses.
B. Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists.
C. Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation.
D. Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy.
E. Chiefdoms are based on differential access.


Answer: D

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