Adaptive Strategies in Changing Cultural Environments

Adaptive Strategies in Changing Cultural Environments

A major theme in current anthropology is the study of adaptive strategies employed by man in changing environments. The environment is understood to consist of both natural and social forces which produce internal and external stresses on a cultural system. The system is composed of established ada...

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Main Author: Martínez, James
Language:en_US
Published: University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology 1980
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/110272
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-1102722015-10-23T04:24:44Z Adaptive Strategies in Changing Cultural Environments Martínez, James A major theme in current anthropology is the study of adaptive strategies employed by man in changing environments. The environment is understood to consist of both natural and social forces which produce internal and external stresses on a cultural system. The system is composed of established adaptive strategies that are employed at any time. This paper is intended to present some observations on the integration process of a formerly independent system (a small Highland Mexican village) into a larger expanding system (urban Mexico City). 1980 Article 0275-3553 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/110272 Atlatl en_US University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology
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