I thought it was interesting how "The Plough and Now" talked about how societies that primarily used the plough over the hoe became a more male dominated society, and that it still influences people's decisions in the modern world. For example, people who come from plough societies think men should be the first hired when unemployment is high. To me it seems that the plough instilled a social construct on these societies that they still conform to today. This can tie into the other article which talked about the division of the sexes as agriculture began to rise. Were there other factors that led to this division or was the rise of labor due to agriculture the main cause?
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