Chiefdoms differ from states in that

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


Answer: D

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