Anthropologist Susan Kent notes a tendency to stereotype foragers, to treat them all as alike. They used to be stereotyped as isolated, primitive survivors of the Stone Age. Another, more recent, common stereotype of foragers sees them as

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The passage notes that there is a recent stereotype of foragers as "culturally deprived people forced by states, colonialism, or world events into marginalized environments." This suggests that choice B is the best answer. The other options, such as choice A, which presents foragers as peaceful and in touch with their inner selves, or choice C, which portrays them as ideal humans with the perfect diet and rhythm of life, are not supported by the passage. Choice D is also not the best answer, as the passage notes that foragers used to be stereotyped as isolated. Finally, choice E is explicitly ruled out, as the passage notes that foragers were stereotyped as survivors of the Stone Age, not the Bronze Age.

Anthropologist Susan Kent Notes a Tendency to Stereotype Foragers, to Treat