Foraging Bands and Egalitarianism Has Been the Standard of Social

question 50

Essay

Foraging bands and egalitarianism has been the standard of social interaction for most of human history; however, many societies are highly hierarchical today. Discuss the role egalitarianism has played in human life and, quite possibly, human evolution.

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Early Twentieth Century

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Black Female Suffrage

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Nineteenth Amendment

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