When a Ju/'hoansi hunter kills a large animal and keeps only a small share of meat for his family, distributing the rest to his hunting companions for their families, he is practicing

A) potlatching.
B) balanced reciprocity.
C) formal consumption.
D) reciprocal distribution.
E) generalized reciprocity.


E

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