ANTHROP 2202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Original Affluent Society, List Of Root Vegetables, Staple Food
15 Aug 2016
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Categorizing livelihoods mode of livelihood- the dominant way of making a living in a culture. Rich countries have about 20% of the world"s population and control 80% of the world"s wealth. Making a living: five modes of livelihood foraging. Jill hetki gender and age are key factors typically men clear the garden area while both men and women plant the intended staple food crops. Iroquois had a role reversal where the women cultivated the maze and controlled its distribution. Taiwanese tried to use hierarchal family system, but it did not work because they were separated from the workers by a wide racial, economic and social divide. Chamilla t. attanapola- interviewed women in a textile manufacturing factory in sri lanka"s. In my honest opinion this is exploitation of the women who work in these factories. The companies know that they can get away with paying them extremely low wages and mistreating them as human beings.
