Men And Women Hunting Flashcards
Which conference led to the perspective that HG men and women were equal?
Man the Hunter
What makes up perhaps the most important part of a HG diet?
Foraging
What environment do men contribute more to the diet?
High latitude
As temperature increases in an environment what happens to the contribution made by women to the diet?
It also increases.
In tropical forest groups what purpose have men been seen hunting for?
Trading
Which high latitude group has been observed ethnographically?
The Yahgon
What do women of the Yahgon collect and how does this contribute?
Large quantities of shellfish and massively.
How is hunting perceived in ethnographic data?
As a high valued activity
What is a valuable product of hunting?
The animal fat
What can men gain by developing good hunting skills?
Prestige.
What may a lack of meat in HG result in?
Starving
What is the division of labour in HG often not reliant on?
Physical differences
What characterises women’s tasks?
They tend to be close to home, monotonous and reliable.
What characterises men’s tasks?
Tends to be dangerous, spectacular but unreliable
What is a common proposal for why men hunt?
As a form of signalling/showing off
