ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Pastoralism, Herding, Sedentism
3 Apr 2017
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Lecture 29 gender & subsistence gender in the past. Tasks usually preformed by women: gathering plants, seeds, fruits, nuts, caring for children, caring for the sick and elderly, keeping up dwellings, making clothing. Tasks usually preformed by men: hunting animals, fishing as a primary responsibility, herding large animals, cleaning fields for planting, conducting welfare, conducting long-distance trade. Variable gender assignment or cooperative tasks: hunting small animals, fishing as a secondary resource, planting/harvesting crops, making crafts: pottery, tools, building houses, conducting local trades. Women"s roles affected by reproductive role (childbirth, nursing, infant care) Roles can change with economic political, and social factors. Reciprocity: i give you something you give me something. Food sources include: game hunting, fishing, collecting. Most display gender equality, but related to source of food. Example: inuit: diet based mainly on meat and fish, emphasis on male labour. Women responsible for: care of calves and sheep, milking the cows, trading the excess milk.
