SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Collegehumor, Nationstates, Labour Power
9 Dec 2015
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Under a capitalist system, society is divided into different classes what class you are in depends on your relationship to the means of production. Humans have lived in foraging societies for more than 99% of our existence. Living together in small, self-sufficient groups, humans subsisted solely on hunting and gathering. Division of labour refers to the many different jobs or tasks performed in the society. In foraging societies the division of labour was largely egalitarian and based solely on sex and age, not on believed strength or perceived status of job. This gendered division of labour meant that men and women were independent for survival and for the maintenance of solidarity within the group. Women needed to stay close to camp/home" due to pregnancy and/or nursing small children so they were the main gatherers of food found close by. The men were able to roam for days trying to perform big game. Horticultural societies emerged about 10,000 years ago.
