Anthropology 03 Readings- Nanda and Warms: Chapters 1-3,5 Bodley: Chapters 1-2 Lee: entire book (including Appendix A and B) Videos: “First Contact” “Bushmen of the Kalahari” “N!ai” Topics: Concept of culture- The learned, symbolic, at least partially adaptive and ever-changing patterns of behavior and meaning shared by members of a group. - Almost all behavior is learned - Cultural norms and values are shared by people - All Cultures change Pidgin English- A simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common. (Masta- John Marshall, Bird- Airplane) - Pidgins develop when people who speak different languages come together. …show more content…
They said that they finally have a white man of their own and why did it take so long for him to get there. They expected good things like gifts, and requested that if he have anything to give, give it to only them. Foraging and consequences- The Dobe were known to be hunters and gatherers and pursued their way of life without agriculture and hardly any domesticated animals They had to travel long distances to collect food as well as find animals to hunt. Once a hunted animal was hit, they had to track it. Because food was scarce, the Dobe people shared whatever food was collected with everyone. “Local knowledge” (Of Environment)- Dobe people know how to hunt and track animals. They know what to eat and what not to eat as well as how to get water. They also know at what times its best do things because climate is crucial Importance of kinship- Kinship is the central organizing principle of societies. - Only a short list of names for both men and women. - Names are inherited from ancestors and every child must be named for somebody - Children cannot be named after parents - Nicknames (Short, Tall) - Wii shows how a supposedly rigid family system can be flexible and allow change. Reciprocity- They share with everyone because it enhances their chances of
Kinship relationships are shown as important part of society throughout the code of laws. The code of law emphasis the relation between family and its
In the book “The Dobe Ju/’hoansi”, the author Richard B. Lee, an anthropologist, provides a detailed look into the lives of the South African tribe known as the Dobe Ju/’hoansi. Lee did a great job capturing one of the only societies that live a way of life very similar to our ancestors. I believe each and every reader will take from this book that living this way was not easy and will be grateful for all that we are blessed from in our western societies. Throughout his time with one of the only foraging societies that still exist today Lee takes us on a journey through the Dobe Ju/’hoansi traditional way of life. With this rare lifestyle may question their way of life and its sustainability. When reflecting back on this great read we can grasp their impact on their environment and how globalization can impact the Dobe Ju/’hoansi way of life.
* At first, early settlers of America formed small nomadic groups, hunting and fishing to obtain food.
Culture is the pattern of action and the ways of perceiving, feeling, and thinking acquired growing up in a particular group of people
lived a nomadic lifestyle in constant search of buffalo which provided them with food, shelter, and clothing
Prior to the “Agriculture Resolution”, humans who migrated out of Africa lived by traveling in groups from one location to the next which is the technique used to exploit seasonal food supplies. Tools like bows and arrows, fishhooks and needles were used in order to live. But with the agricultural resolution, there was a large change brought about with people beginning to settle in areas which eventually built villages and the introduction of new technologies, including pottery, wheeled vehicles and writing. With the switch of from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle
They hunted deer, elk and buffalo herds. There were no parts of the animals left over. For example the hides were used for clothing, the meat for food and bait,and the bones and teeth for weapons such as spears, fish hooks, and arrows. They usually went where their food went, which meant that they were always on the move. Tribes that were always traveling were called nomadic. But when they were introduced to farming and agriculture they didn't have to follow their food anymore, because they could grow it where ever they were. This decreased the number of nomadic
Thеy caught animals using snarеs, traps, and nеts. Fishing еquipmеnt includеd linеs and hooks, harpoons and nеts. The great basin people had many distant rеlativеs. Thеsе family rеlationships allowеd pеoplе to movе from onе group to anothеr morе еasily whеn food was scarcе. Grеat Basin pеoplеs had a mythical еxplanation of thе origins
The crops that were produced were one of their main sources of food. They still hunted, but crops that farmers produced were still there main source
Culture is the aquired knowledge that people use to interpret, experience, and generate social behavior.
I have chosen to identify and describe the kinship system of the San (“Bushmen”) of the Kalahari. The San, as well as other cultures have a cultural rule, or descent that defines what category they are in socially. This descent originates from the parent and passes on to the child. There are two types of descents, unilineal and bilateral. With unilineal descent, kin relations are traced through either the mother or the father. In bilateral descent, the kinship connections through both the mother and the father are equally important. People believe they are related equally to
They mainly "gathered nuts, seeds and plants, which they would have supplemented by scavenging dead animals killed by other predators and perhaps the hunting of a few small mammals."3 A wide variety of food was available and provided a sufficiently nutritional diet. This form of economy was often far from meager and likely represents the original affluent society since scientists speculate that a large amount of leisure time was available. Hunting and gathering provided a very stable and long lasting livelihood described as simple and communal.
To fully comprehend the connection between cultural, environmental, and increasingly globalized forces on the Maasai, we must first understand the concept behind all of these factors about human society as a whole. Starting with the way humans acclimate to the environment around them and how the way the environment affects the progress and functions of a culture. The societies that are living in much more dangerous circumstances of climate face a more perplexing means of survival just as the Inuit people who are from the northern part of Canada or even pastoralist societies in dry East Africa. Finishing the conversation of theory with a clarification of the struggles over ownership of land that is shaped by the growing effects of conservation and globalization. The theory part follows the Maasai and the cultural analysis in specific.
They also were scroungers who even ate dead animals that they found left by other larger predators.
Culture is the social behaviour and integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behaviour that depends upon the capacity fro learning and transmitting knowledge to future generations