Life histories of the Dobe!Kung : food, fatness, and well-being over the life span /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Howell, Nancy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Series:Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4.
Subjects:
!Kung (African people) > Food.
!Kung (African people) > Nutrition.
!Kung (African people) > Health and hygiene.
Food habits > Kalahari Desert.
Food > Caloric content > Kalahari Desert.
Habitudes alimentaires > Kalahari, Désert du.
Aliments > Teneur en calories > Kalahari, Désert du.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diets.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Food Content Guides.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Physical.
Body size
Food > Caloric content
Food habits
Hunting and gathering societies
Life cycle, Human
Africa > Kalahari Desert
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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