The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? (4 page)
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Authors: Jared Diamond
CHAPTER 6. The Treatment of Old People: Cherish, Abandon, or Kill?
The elderly
Expectations about eldercareWhy abandon or kill?Usefulness of old peopleSociety’s valuesSociety’s rulesBetter or worse today?What to do with older people?
PART FOUR
: DANGER AND RESPONSE
CHAPTER 7. Constructive Paranoia
Attitudes towards dangerA night visitA boat accidentJust a stick in the groundTaking risksRisks and talkativeness
CHAPTER 8. Lions and Other Dangers
Dangers of traditional lifeAccidentsVigilanceHuman violenceDiseasesResponses to diseasesStarvationUnpredictable food shortagesScatter your landSeasonality and food storageDiet broadeningAggregation and dispersalResponses to danger
