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Soheil1 Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

Relegate

Hi

What does it mean that

women are relegated to subsistence activities.

means subsistence activities are lower in status? Is relegating always to a lower position?


Thanks in advance

  

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Relegated = restricted to, assigned. subsistence = those jobs that are essential for life. Providing food and shelter, making clothing, caring for infants and the like.

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  • Relegated = restricted to, assigned.
  • subsistence = those jobs that are essential for life.
  • Providing food and shelter, making clothing, caring for infants and the like.
  • soheil1 subsistence activities are lower in status?
  • In primitive societies, maybe not.
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Relegated = restricted to, assigned.

subsistence = those jobs that are essential for life. Providing food and shelter, making clothing, caring for infants and the like.

soheil1subsistence activities are lower in status?

In primitive societies, maybe not. The men were relegated to defending the territory and hunting for game. These were more da

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