Hunting and gathering societies that generate very little surplus food and material property are described by sociologists as ________ economies.

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Hunting and gathering societies rely on subsistence economies, in which they only produce enough food and material goods to meet their basic needs without generating surplus. Welfare, capitalist, and socialist economies involve different levels of surplus production and distribution beyond basic needs.

Hunting and Gathering Societies That Generate Very Little Surplus Food