easenrral core, bur we also see rlre drrn lrarn suclr nnlureebased and essenlrally universal syslerns luwalfli personalrsed ar nurnanard gods, dagrna. and lana m, and lo symbols wunaur rneanrng ar use ln our lrves, 01' la aur underslandrng dl llre. Many mlrer warldeoncepls baszd an me analegres al rambows. serpenls, and song cyrles relale lo rsperls of rlre .nlegraned wmld new, and are lmuvd rn Amenndlan and Ausrralran mbal culrures 4.14 PATTERNS OF SOCIETY We can parcern «he Lenavror at human and allrer sorral anlnrals la represenr aspeels cl lheir sandy A sel 0! such pauerns, cleared lrarn srudres I and my imdents rnade m Tasrnanra lronr me la we are rllusrrarsd “I figure 1.29 The cenrral parrern represenls (he orders or casue nl occupalipnal level lsrarusl ln “5 lang axls. There are seldanr rnore rnan seven major oerupauanal levels even ln snrn l’lgnmuslwflnnflm Illenrrhizs as me army The wldfll al llre figure L29 represencs me numbers cl peaple ar each level, and lor \hls conhgmflinn ne summed me numbers 0! people m several organrsanana un sample some 35,000 pecph). indudmg the local army, a rnulrrnarranal erunpan some enurrlres and many smallbusmessts w.rlnn um general boar" pauern lonn so evolved, I have rnarlred snrne arrnwa rn represenr geneur sueanung (by ararrrage ar Sexual congress), .rnpananl rlasses o! occupillon are- l Low OCCUPATIONAL (“saunter meme MANUAL AND UNSKILLED UREAN. clraracrerrslrrs are a general dearur av marerral reseurres, low slalus, pnrleurne occuparrans, and a remarkable prepanaerance n! rnale blnhs and survrvad rnale clnldren labnm NU nrales per 100 ternalesl large ranulres Senal polyandrv I5 mmmon araeeepraxsle 2 THECENTRAL on Musr POPULATED LEVEL: THE "MIDDLE cuss- Adequare mum, nrneraelrve labs, sarne pb renure. and a 'nonn-I" blr|h rillo al ma rnales per loo le- rnales Muxed wnue eallar and slrrlled reennleal workers, average lanulv sizes Monagarrrv ls an . eal, bul rsolren expresred as senal monogamv. 3 THE UPPER LEVELS rew people, exmnswe resources, llexlble and arren selrsel runes, and a lnign proparuon 0| rernale eluldren (about we lrnrales m 70 rnales ar lessl; uxban proressranals or managers would ryprly rlne graup 5nrall Ianulres, elleclivz pdlygynv Via mnrubinzs ar nusrresses A van HIGH Lavm- Exncu ve drreclors and landed nrrlsrmy Vanahle lamlly srzrs In“ a preponderance cl renraleclnldren las per a, above), anal a ha * of lalaral rnrennarrrage lor economm allranres, ladlnaced by urluswn scnrrals and resons. NW The imba‘anre or rne sex rallos in nrese srrara ensures a geneuc lurnaver ar dllfuslon uerween classes, a slreannng cl geneuc rnalenals belweevn levels aver generaucns. 425 THE ARTS IN THE SERVICE OF LXFE An, m are lorrnr al 5mg, dance, and sculprural ur parnled careers, m designs, l5 an anereru pmpamm 0! all peoples. nrere rs lmk duum |)u| nwsl (r1 nal alll lnbal an rs rnrended rar qulle spedlic ends, much at FIEIME L29 azunvloua pmzrms m 50¢le me (mm m wail Ill-my me an Mal/villain] mus Nut: KM mu rrwmunmmrlreusapnmryru murmur lam! rump. mu mun murlal muss" we all mulmxm an mus wum mmaks numb” m maple ar an» mm m e asunn lasmarur may