When we observe foraging societies, we can observe a great deal of gender inequality, as George Murdock contends.

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George Murdock's research, particularly his work on the Social Structure (1949), does not contend that foraging societies exhibit a great deal of gender inequality. Instead, Murdock's cross-cultural analysis of social structures across various societies suggested that while roles and responsibilities might be gender-differentiated, foraging societies often exhibit relatively egalitarian gender relations compared to more complex agricultural and industrial societies.

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