In Chapter 1, Stearns points out debates regarding the "deterioration of women's status" and over "agriculture as progress." To what extent are these appropriate questions? What are the assumptions made by the titles of these debates? To what extent do these debates reflect our efforts to understand the past? To what extent do they reflect our efforts to understand or evaluate the world around us now? Are these "objective" questions, or are they culturally determined?
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