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Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung : Food, Fatness, and Well-being over the Life-span /

Life Histories of the Dobe!Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues for the Dobe!Kung, the well-known "Bushmen" of the Kalahari Desert. Using life history analysis, Howell reinterprets this rich material to address the question of how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Howell, Nancy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Another look at the!Kung : a life history approach
  • Life history stages
  • Body size and growth
  • Calories required
  • Caloric productivity and caloric balance
  • Caloric balance and residential units : waterholes, living groups, households
  • Kinship relations as a support system for children
  • Motives for sharing food and other prosocial behavior.