ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture : 1AA3_Gender_Subsistence.docx
11 Jun 2013
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Women"s roles affected by reproductive role (childbirth, nursing, infant care: not something we had control of in the past. Roles can change as economic, political and social factors change: roles are not static. Peoples whose subsistence pattern is hunting and gathering. Food sources include: game hunting, fishing, collecting wild plants, fruits, nuts and insects. Most display gender equality, but relate to source of food i. e. inuit. Diet based mainly on meat and fish. Women gathered items make up 70% of yearly caloric intake. Both men and women are recognized for their contribution to subsistence. Subsistence strategy focusing on raising and caring for large herds of domesticated animals. Men often control access to land and herds. Husbands and wives cooperate in deciding whether to slaughter trade, or give away animals. Men held major public political roles but women often contributed to decision making, directly or indirectly. Within african pastoralist societies both matriatral and patrilateral paters persist.
