societies

Hewlett explains that the findings are likely due in large part to how children in hunter-gatherer societies learn from a variety of sources, including parents, peers and even unrelated adults in the community.

“They saw very complex stratified societies with monumental architecture and public works, but all without so-called agriculture,” she says, which they cited as a justification for colonizing “unused” lands.

But the rules have been defended by the Taliban, which claims they're accepted in Afghan society and that the international community should respect "Islamic laws, traditions and the values of Muslim societies".

The concept of “social death” comes from Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson, who developed the term some 40 years ago when analyzing commonalities among various slave societies around the world.

Savers would likely see a reduction in the returns offered by banks and building societies.