SOCI 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Collective Ownership, Mcjob, Woodworking
2 Mar 2016
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Economy social arrangments that organize the production, distribution, and consumption of goods. An economic system based on small nomadic groups highly exploiting animal and plant foods for immediate consumption. Hunting and gatherers had few possessions, follow food resources, live in small mobile groups. An economy system based on domesticating animals and plants. Gerhard lenski two types of horticulturalist societies: simple rely on digging sticks, small in size, complex use metal hoes, bigger in size. Food became more secure, allow more time for pursue other tasks. An economic system based on tending herds of large animals. Social inequality develop as people accumulated more herds than others. An economic system that employs plow technology. Less work, and energy by using animals to plow food, food surplus increased dramatically. Increased in population, and development of cities. Skills (woodworking, pottery, etc) were exchange for good (food, animals) An economic system based on using nonanimate (fossils, steam) sources of energy.
