[MD] Social Imposition ?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Heather Perella <spiritualadirondack at yahoo.com>:

> 
>      [Platt]
> > Monkey see, monkey do. Involved with other monkeys.
> 
>      Yes, "...involved..."
> 
>      [Platt]
> > Wolves taught people to hunt? Now that's news to me.
> > How do you know?
> > How does anybody know?
> 
>      Hunters and gathers always give respect to these
> teachers of the hunt, and it doesn't always have to be
> particularly wolves.  Beavers give pots and water bags
> in the northeast of america.  Its' not people, but
> beavers that gave and taught the beaver-people how. 
> Beaver-people as in people close to beavers, so close
> in fact they saw themselves as kin, and this is how
> the story goes.  Like today.  Ever hear of dog-people.
>  That is people who like dogs.  People who have dogs
> for pets and are very caring and friendly with these
> animals.  

I think you are guessing a lot.

> > "The social patterns in the next box down include
> > such institutions as family,
> > church and government. They are the patterns of
> > culture that the anthropologist
> > and sociologist study." (SODV) 
> 
>      Exactly.  The same definition I've been giving
> all along.  Not seeing what the disagreement is. 
> Shake hands and notice and experience social activity.
>  I gave definitions straight out of the anthro's
> textbook, too.

Probably the disagreement has to do with "activity."

   


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