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What is one major way that economic anthropology differs from classical economics?  (Sentences and page citations required.)

What kinds of societies typically are associated with slash-and-burn cultivation?

What term refers to one of two descent groups in a given population?

Although agriculture is much more productive per acre than horticulture, horticulture is more reliable and dependable in the long run.

A horticultural system of cultivation is characterized by

Unlike in industrial societies, where economic alienation is common, in nonindustrial societies

What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups in the less-privileged group?

Which of the following best defines polygyny?

Rites of passage involve three phases: separation, liminality, and totemism.

In transhumant societies, the entire group moves with their animals throughout the year.