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Spatial proximity and bodily contact among the Central Kalahari San

African Study Monographs, ary Issue, 3KyotoPublished In 1984 • Pages: 1-43

By: Sugawara, Kazuyoshi.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a detailed study of proxemics and grooming behavior among the members of three San camps located in the Kade area of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. The author examines sexual, kinship, and age and generational dimensions of interpersonal spacing, bodily contact, and grooming behavior among the San. Kade area is the region inhabited by the Gwi San, whom Silberbauer also studied (see documents 30, 36 and 39). The proper spelling of Kade has an 'unequal sign' before the 'K'.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Community structure
Kin relationships
Settlement patterns
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Household
Family relationships
Proxemics
Personal hygiene
Age stratification
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
San
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2005
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Gerald Reid ; 1988
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1982-1983
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1982-1983
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kade area, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
NotesAdditional notes
Sugawara Kazuyoshi
Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-43)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
82641558
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
San (African people)