Anth 114: Reading Questions #2Culture and the Environment and Economic Systems/Capitalism (8 points)NOTE: Students are required to take and submit the completed quiz by the due date and time. If for any reasonyou are unable to do so, you must contact your instructor immediately and provide a valid, documented reason.1. For the Masaai, cattle are both the basis for subsistence and a form of wealth
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Anth 114: Reading Questions #2
Culture and the Environment and Economic Systems/Capitalism (8 points)
NOTE: Students are required to take and submit the completed quiz by the due date and time. If for any reason
you are unable to do so, you must contact your instructor immediately and provide a valid, documented reason.
1. For the Masaai, cattle are both the basis for subsistence and a form of wealth and status. Do we
have anything in the U.S. that we use to indicate status like cattle do for the Masaai? - The Masaai
heavilyme.
2. Should the Maasai be allowed to bring their cattle onto any land they want to graze? What if it is
now owned by private individuals but it was ancestrally part of their territory? How could this
conflict be resolved peacefully? (Note current events surrounding this ongoing conflict) – I don’t
think the Masaai should be able to bring their cattle onto any land that is not theirs or that is
privately owned by a private individual because it is not fair to the person who owns the land who
also needs land to have his cattle graze and therefore, be able to survive off their cattle. This conflict
could be peacefully resolved by setting rules and boundaries or setting up an agreement between
both parties, instead of trespassing on private land.
3. How does Lee assess the day-to-day quality of life for the !Kung when they lived as foragers?
How does this view compare with the view held by many anthropologists in the 1960s? How does
this compare to your way of life?
4. What is “the Inuit paradox”? How does this contrast with your ideas about nutrition? – The Inuit
paradox is based on the Inuit people living off of foraging. Their diet consisted of mainly animal fats.
However, despite the lack of vegetables in their diet and living off of a high fat, protein diet; they
were still healthy individuals. I do believe vegetables are encouraged to maintain a balanced diet.
Personally, I don’t eat a lot of vegetables but I do love a meaty diet and I am somehow still as healthy
as ever so I can see where the Inuit people are coming from. My sister is the opposite and
contributes a lot of vegetables to her diet but does experience sickness more than I do. I believe that
everyone’s body is different so whatever works for one person, might not work another.
5. What do you believe is necessary for a healthy diet? What is “the healthiest diet”? Why do you
think so? – I b
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