How do the lives and diets of the Hadza hunter-gatherers compare to your own? Do you think you could live this lifestyle? Why or why not?
Diets of the Hadza hunter-gathererings
Group 3:
1.) How do the lives and diets of the Hadza hunter-gatherers compare to your own? Do you think you
could live this lifestyle? Why or why not?
2.) Do you agree with Leslie Whites theory that technology is the true measure of progress, or do you
think that simpler ways of life (referred to as a lost paradise in Chapter 2) are more ideal? Imagine if
you were one of the people in an nonindustrial country; What problems or feelings would you have
adapting to a more modern way of life?
3.) Why do you believe infectious diseases are more common in modern societies than in simpler
societies, despite the progress of healthcare and hygiene?
Group 4:
1.) With the five stages of grief everyone deals with letting go differently, as we have discussed in class,
people may skip stages or not even deal with grief in these stages. Do you think people grieve in a
different way because of their age? What do you think the most important/valuable stage of grief is?
What makes our culture different from other cultures in regards to how we deal with the death of a
loved one?
2.) Cultural Anthropologists have to look critically at everyday experiences in order to find the purpose
and meaning of everyday things in the world. In what way could a Cultural Anthropologists morals
interfere with looking at the world objectively? Is it at all possible for a Cultural Anthropologist to view
their subjects in a completely objective way, or will personal morals and beliefs always reflect in their
findings? If an Anthropologist disagrees with or dislikes aspects of a culture is it possible to change
them? Is it morally acceptable to attempt this?
3.) When individuals or groups started to change from hunting and gathering to a more agricultural
based setting, what do you think made these particular groups want to change? Why do you think that
it would benefit them further at the time of change?
