ANTHR101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Gini Coefficient, Upper Class, Social Inequality
6 Apr 2015
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Kung, mbuti, austra-lian aborigines, inuit, and ach ; horticulturalists - yanomam ; and pastoralists lapps. There will always be differences in age and gender and in such abilities or traits as hunting skill, perception, health, creativity, physical prowess, attractiveness, and intelligence. There are differences in position and prestige arising out of differences in ability. There is still equal access to status positions for people of the same ability. Any prestige gained by achieving high status as a great hunter, for instance, is neither transferable nor inheritable. Depend a lot on sharing to ensure equal access to resources despite different acquired prestige. Ex: how the animal will be divided and distributed among the members of the band has already been decided according to custom. They also do not have social groups with unequal access to power. Use a number of customs to keep leaders from dominating others (criticism, ridicule, disobedience (ignore), kill). Work hard to reverse tendency to act dominant.
