Descent groups _______________.
A)are composed of those who claim to be lineally descended from a particular ancestor
B)are common in human societies
C)are related to particular animals,plants,or natural objects by virtue of descent from common ancestral spirits
D)trace their connections back to a common ancestor through a chain of parent-child links,and thus appear to stem from the parent-child bond
E)all but c

Question

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Descent groups are indeed composed of individuals who claim lineage from a common ancestor (A), are a widespread social structure across various human societies (B), and trace their lineage through a series of parent-child relationships, emphasizing the importance of the parent-child bond in their formation (D). Option C, which refers to totemic relationships rather than descent groups, is not a characteristic of descent groups per se, thus making "all but c" the correct answer.

Descent Groups _______________