狩猎采集者中的人口拥挤现象：昆族布须曼人

Crowding among hunter-gatherers: the Kung Bushmen.

作者信息

Draper P

出版信息

Science. 1973 Oct 19;182(4109):301-3. doi: 10.1126/science.182.4109.301.

DOI:10.1126/science.182.4109.301

Abstract

Highly crowded living conditions exist among the !Kung Bushmen, hunter-gatherers who live on the edges of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South-West Africa. The !Kung appear to be crowded by choice, and biological indicators of stress are absent. Data indicate that residential crowding alone does not produce symptoms of pathological stress.

摘要

在布须曼族的!Kung人当中存在高度拥挤的生活条件，他们是生活在博茨瓦纳和西南非洲卡拉哈里沙漠边缘的狩猎采集者。!Kung人似乎是出于自愿选择而拥挤居住，且不存在压力的生物学指标。数据表明，仅居住拥挤并不会产生病理性压力的症状。