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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Definitions:

Sex Cell

A type of reproductive cell in an organism that unites with another from the opposite sex (or mating type) to form a new individual.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial or social groups within a community, institution, or country, leading to inequality.

Law of Segregation

A fundamental principle of genetics stating that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles responsible for a trait separate, allowing each parent to contribute one allele.