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<strong>Contents</strong><br />

Race, Racism, and Social Issues 196<br />

Cultural Level 196<br />

Race and Intelligence 199<br />

Summary 201<br />

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Are There Racial Differences in<br />

Athletic Ability? 202<br />

Questions for Further Thought 204<br />

Notes, References, and Readings 204<br />

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PART THREE Adapting to Our Worlds 207<br />

Chapter 9<br />

FOOD: Getting It, Growing It, Eating It, and Passing<br />

It Around 209<br />

Food and Human Evolution 210<br />

Food in Prehistory 210<br />

Food in Historical Times 212<br />

Food-Collecting Societies 215<br />

The Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Food Collectors 215<br />

An Example Food-Collecting Society 218<br />

The Food-Producing Revolution 223<br />

The Transition to Food Production 223<br />

Evidence for the Food-Producing<br />

Revolution 225<br />

Animal Domestication 225<br />

Plant Domestication 229<br />

Food-Producing Societies 231<br />

Horticulture 231<br />

Pastoralism 234<br />

Agriculture 235<br />

Which Subsistence Pattern Works Best? 239<br />

Some Basic Economics 240<br />

Patterns <strong>of</strong> Exchange 241<br />

Reciprocity 241<br />

Market System 242<br />

Redistribution 242<br />

Social Stratification 244<br />

Summary 245<br />

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Is There a World Population Crisis That Is Putting<br />

Pressure on Food and Other Resources? 246

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