Patterns of subsistence
Culture, as defined by Haviland, is " The ideals, values and beliefs members of a society share to interpret experience and generate behavior." The three patterns of subsistence, Hunter-gather, Horticultural and Pastoral, all have unique cultural characteristics. Hunter-gather, the oldest of the three means of subsistence, relies only on what resources can be drawn from nature. Hunter-Gathering is one of the most efficient means of survival and produces no surplus. Tribes of this nature can usually be found in areas unsuitable for Horticulture. Horticulture, sometimes known as extensive cultivation, originated some 9000 years ago and consists of the care of several species of plant life and of some gathering(Barger, 2000, pA104). Horticulturists are found most often in tropical forests and employ a slash and burn method known as swidden farming(Haviland, 1999, p176). Pastoralism in the words of Haviland is the practice of "animal husbandry" or the "production of reco!urses that never existed in nature in that form." Pastoral societies practice nomadism and have hard lives. This essay will show the cultural differences between Hunter-gathers, Horticulturalists and Pastoralists and why they are important for that cultu
They also have specialized religious leaders as group rites require some direction. Pastoralists societies in some cases rely on local farmers for the trade of animal products for things unavailable to the nomads such as vegetable products. Pastoralists live in large groups of 50 to 1000 individuals as there is no limit to the amount of people that can be provided for as is it with the other two subsistence. An example of this is with the bushmen of the Kalahari where ". Horticultural societies' beliefs are put together in a similar way only with out the added factor of a shaman. Australian Aborigines: Blending Past and Present. The fact that they have small groups makes for a relatively effective means of existence as the population is well below the carrying capacity of the land and movement allows the land to recover. The values of a pastoral societies differ in that they value hard work and achievement and a person's responsibility to their family and group(Barger, 2000, p.
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