Thesis
Food sharing and maternal time allocation among Ngandu horticulturalists
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103653
Abstract
Using quantitative behavioral data collected from 28 Ngandu mothers of the Central African Republic, the impact of received food donations on maternal time allocated to labor and childcare activities was examined. Mothers were observed 15 hours per day over 3-4 days and data recorded their activities and resources received from others. The expected relationship tradeoff between time spent in childcare versus labor activities predicted by the Cooperative Breeding Theory did not reach statistical significance, although a trend in that direction was observed. A significant relationship exists between resources received from others and maternal time allocated to non-childcare domestic labor; specifically to at-home activities related to the existing merchant economy. It was also found that most food resources were provisioned by nonrelated allomothers. The implications of food sharing within small-scale societies on the understanding of the evolved life history traits are discussed.
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- Title
- Food sharing and maternal time allocation among Ngandu horticulturalists
- Creators
- Emily Jeanne Wolfe
- Contributors
- Courtney L. Meehan (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525165601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis