Among horticulturalists with matrilineal descent and matrilocality,
A) women tend to have high status, but only within the domestic sphere.
B) gender and sex become indistinguishable.
C) female status tends to be high.
D) women rarely inherit any property and are therefore at a disadvantage in comparison to their brothers.
E) women leaders are only symbolic, because men tend to have true decision-making power.

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Matrilineal descent and matrilocality are social systems in which descent and residence are traced through the mother's side of the family. In these societies, women often have high status and play important roles in decision-making and leadership. Therefore, female status tends to be high in these societies.

Among Horticulturalists with Matrilineal Descent and Matrilocality