SOC 502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ideal Class Group, Matrilocal Residence, Psychological Abuse
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Vast majority fell into a particular kind of economic organization. Known as foraging (economic) societies, everyone was foraging, not agricultural societies, did not grow own food, relied on mother nature to provide for them, means to forage, to go around place to place and find your food. These communities went around and found their food, and person who provided was mother nature which is why they worshipped goddess religion (mother nature as provider) These communities also referred to as nomadic societies, because they were foraging, went around and looked for food, must constantly move place to place every month, follow the seasons and hunt. Nomadic = communities and families which were constantly on the move, they would move every few months to the next place. Also known as kin ordered: political/social organization, organized thru family (kin) These communitites had chiefs, who were appointed by women, they could take him off if they didn"t like him.
