Gender in Early Civilizations
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"...As Elizabeth Wayland Barber writes in Women’s Work, The First 20,000 Years – breastfeeding women could only complete tasks that quote “don’t require rapt concentration, are relatively dull and repetitive, are easily interrupted, don’t place the child in danger, and don’t require the participant to stray very far from home”. So what this meant was after the Agricultural Revolution women were participating home-based labor, things like gathering to supplement agriculture. They would provide berries, fruits, mushrooms. They cooked. They were responsible for childrearing. They would also spin or sew or weave, in order to provide extra economic support for the family..."
Key Terms - Part 1
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Key Terms - Part 2
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Guided Viewing Questions
- Describe gender roles in the Paleolithic World. How did that change with the transition to the Neolithic World?
- Compare and contrast the sociobiological explanation for patriarchy with the social constructionist explanation.
- What was the purpose of marriage in early civilizations? How did Patriarchy impact marriage, family life and economics for women?
- Give some examples of how patriarchy was structured (in formal and informal ways) in the earliest civilizations.