An age set is a group that unites men born during a certain span of time in some pastoral African societies. It is a way of organizing society based on age and life stage, rather than purely on kinship ties.

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What Is an Age Set

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What is an age set?

A) a village council
B) a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of achievement in the society, much like the stages of an undergraduate's progress through college
C) all men and women related by virtue of patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor
D) all men and women related by virtue of matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor
E) a group uniting men born during a certain span of time in some pastoral African societies

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