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Quote by: shunyadragon  Hobbs is a bit out of date as far as behavior models for animals and primative human societies. Rape does not likely exist much outside of the primate world, and within that it could unlikely be the governing rule. In fact withi many if not most animal societies the female desides who she shall select as a mate and mate with. In others their may be only one dominante male, but females are rarely reluctant companions in heirachial animal societies because mating means survival of the species.
The more recent archeological evidence indicates that Neolithic societies were not as brutish, cold or evil as we used to think. In fact burial remains of elderly members of these societies show heald bones and apparent care to live as long as they did. Our apparently brutish societies today may be worse than some ancient Neolithic societies. From what we know know, heirarchial societies with order and laws are the general rule in primative human societies, other primate societies, and other many animal societies. |
Recently a couple burried together, hugging each other, has been found. We share a bonding gene in common with bonodos that chimps do not have. Primitive societies, that we can observe today, are not brutal. There are exceptions. There are cannibol tribes and tribes that do raise their young to be aggressive. The Apache mother would slap her child and say something to the effect that the slap would make the child a strong warrior. The other end is the Hopi whose culture is very non aggressive. So we can sling either way, depending on the popularity of the leader, his decisions and circumstances.