Social Networks and Knowledge Transmission Strategies among Baka Children, Southeastern Cameroon
The dynamics of knowledge transmission and acquisition, or how different aspects of culture are passed from one individual to another and how they are acquired and embodied by individuals, are central to understanding cultural evolution. In small-scale societies, cultural knowledge is largely acquir...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:228058 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/228058 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1007/s12110-018-9328-0 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Cultural transmission Ethnoecology Hunter-gatherers Subsistence activities Social learning |
| Summary: | The dynamics of knowledge transmission and acquisition, or how different aspects of culture are passed from one individual to another and how they are acquired and embodied by individuals, are central to understanding cultural evolution. In small-scale societies, cultural knowledge is largely acquired early in life through observation, imitation, and other forms of social learning embedded in daily experiences. However, little is known about the pathways through which such knowledge is transmitted, especially during middle childhood and adolescence. This study presents new empirical data on cultural knowledge transmission during childhood. Data were collected among the Baka, a forager-farmer society in southeastern Cameroon. |
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