ANTH 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Social Distance, Cultural Ecology, Protestant Work Ethic
31 Oct 2016
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Food production: human control over the reproduction of plants and animals; plant cultivation and animal domestication. Origin and spread of food production accelerated human population growth and led to the formation of larger and more powerful social and political systems. Adaptive strategy: means of making a living; productive system; term described by. Cohen developed a typology of societies based on correlations b/w their economies and their social features. Until about 12,000 ya all humans were foragers. Environmental differences create contrasts among world"s foragers. Moving from colder to hotter areas, the number of species increases. The tropics contain lots of biodiversity, and tropical foragers typically hunt and gather a wide range of plants and animal species. In the north pacific coast of north america, foraging could draw on varied sea, river, and land species such as salmon and other fish, sea mammals, berries, and mountain goats.
