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In the !Kung society, I believe that both men and women have a very close position in regards to status. Both men and women provide a primary source of subsistence. The men are the hunters while the women are the gatherers. Even though meat foods are a prized possession for the !Kung people, vegetable sources are most widely eaten. One day of gathering by the !Kung women is typically enough to last the village for a few days. (217) This importance of vegetable foods brings such a wealth of pride for the women. Labor is almost equally shared in the !Kung society. However, the women, as providers of the vegetable foods have some sort of control over the distribution of the foods. When they return from their trips to the bush to gather numerous nuts and vegetables, they have the task of sorting through all that they have gathered. Then they must decide how much needs to be kept for their family. From what is left, if it was a generous gathering, they will distribute foods to the other people in the village. The power that this provides to the women can be so great in times of drought or shortage. If a woman has made a significant find that day, she very well may hold the power of how well her family will eat that week as well as how well other village people will be provided for. If there is a bad week for the men with their hunting, what the women bring home must be expected to provide for the village until the men are able to provide more valuable meat.
Approximate Word count = 1065
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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