SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Economic Surplus
21 Dec 2017
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Every human depended on nature- travelled wherever food was. Hunting increased a sense of sociability, communication with others very vital. Marry people from other band- different cultural models to decrease tension (to able to survive and not fight) Women gathered and stayed close to the camp for their children. Cooperation and sharing very necessary to hunt and gather. Humans started to gain control over the environment- no longer dependant on the environment for the food. Human population increased- people started to have more children. Men gained status by the virtue of work that they perform. If a band attacks another band, you gain surplus (band= group) Advance- more productivity, better technology, more surplus, more population. Ine(cid:395)uality: ag(cid:396)icultu(cid:396)al goods= connection to the god= they don"t ha(cid:448)e to (cid:449)o(cid:396)k= ac(cid:395)ui(cid:396)e su(cid:396)plus. Skilled people at warfare: they became important in society= separated from economic system= they don"t ha(cid:448)e to hunt and gathe(cid:396) First: hunt, gather and share with everyone to help the community.
