Jared Diamond Haves Summary

According to Jared Diamond, what are the “roots of inequality” and what role has these played in the division of the world into ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’? Explain. 1. I believe that the root of inequality is the location. In certain parts of the world some societies live in places that have a vast amount of resources to live from, whereas other areas societies are forced to live in areas where the land lacks the amount of food needed to provide for the community. When the community puts all its time into the hunt for food it does not leave much time for any other activity. The village of New Guinea where Jared spent many years studying had 0 free time, they spent day and night either hunting or gathering food and then preparing it. They never had vast amounts of food because there was not a lot of food to be offered. That being said I do not believe they had the time to become an advanced civilization like the rest of the world.
What role do race and/or ethnicity play in explaining Diamond’s theories/model? Or, in other words, in Diamond’s view, what role does race and/or ethnicity play in understanding the division of the world into ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’? Explain.
Jared Diamond kind of disregards the whole theory behind one race being born more superior or smarter. His theory that every human was originated from the same animal backs up these claims. Diamond believes that location plays a key role. For example if the society lives on or around a baron land with hardly any resources , the time it will take them to advance is going to be a lot longer than a society that is in a smaller fruitful piece of land. Certain cultures and society’s became immune to diseases and both developed technology and invented weaponry thus allowing them to overcome and get rid of other