How does Ju/'hoansi social organization relate to the subsistence pattern of hunting and collecting?  How is Ju/'hoansi society likely to change as the foraging way of life erode?

You may prepare you essay using your class notes, websites listed below,books and your word processing program. Enter the exam and paste in your response. I have set the exam/essay to maximum time (12 hours), this should give you plenty of time to edit your work. You will only be able to enter the exam/essay once. A possible solution - or key points for your essay - will be displayed in the grade book. The essay is not auto-graded. Your essay should be detailed and include terminology from the textbook relating to anthropology.  Your essay should be approximately 2 pages in length.

Website on the Ju/hoansi



http://www.der.org/kalfam/brief-history-of-change.html


KEY POINTS FOR THE ESSAY WILL INCLUDE:

*These foragers obtain their diet in an average workweek of about 20 hours.

*Their lives are rich in human warmth and aesthetic experience.

*They are able to balance work, love, ritual and play.

*They are often called by anthropologist the original affluent society.

*They depend on the mongongo nut and keep to fairly fixed annual nomadic routes.

*Their groups are small in number.

*Exhaustion of local food resources, conflicts, and desires to visit relatives can break up a group.

*Redistribution of people is essential to their survival.

Please note the following Rubrics that I will be using to grade this session 
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Explanation – Has the student sufficiently explained their ideas? Does the essay or the comment contain pertinent dates, details and specifics?

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Late post = 10% deduction per day
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Plagiarism? Plagiarizing can result in an automatic 0 for the weekly discussion forum assignment.
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