Week 2 Discussion Questions

Using Chapters Three and Four of the textbook as your guide, discuss the following:

The role of women in foraging and horticultural based societies? How a woman’s status is impacted by her participation in food procurement? How a woman’s status in these societies, compares to that of women in American society today?

Discussion 2

Using Chapters Three and Four of the textbook as your guide, address the following:

Identify and explain the major forms of reciprocity found in both Foraging and Horticultural societies and provide examples regarding how they impact the level of conflict found in these societies. 

Consider the use of reciprocity in your own life and comment on its impact on the level of conflict/divisions in your own relationships.