ANTHR110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Snob, Hlah, Androcentrism
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When you think of food, men usually eat meat and women eat greens: man the hunter theory, men eat meat because they provide it, men are looking for proteins, women are dieting usually, eating less. I don"t want to drink a girly drink o: men drink beer, women drink wine. How food and wine can tell us how people are o. Hugh johnson is a recognized authority on the subject. Time where people in europe and asia are transforming from nomadic to small scale agriculture. The growing of grapes to make wine was from this shift. Feminist scholars believe that this shift impacted women in terms of egalitarian, women lost some status in their roles and decision making. Often used in rituals, weaved into the cultural histories of many societies. Symposia was a place for men to gather to debate, plot, boast or hang out with other men. Frequently held to welcome young men into higher society, rights of passage.