Chiefdoms differ from states in that

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


B

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