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Culture-environment integration

Southwestern journal of anthropology2Published In 1946 • Pages: 252-268

By: Gayton, A. H. (Anna Hadwick).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper deals with the relationship of cultural and environmental integration in Yokuts and Western Mono society. In describing this relationship, Gayton indicates how the environment functions as a cultural stabilizer in the society, and may even act as an active cultural integrator. In the process of working out her hypothesis, the author presents much additional ethnographic information on the Yokuts and Western Mono, especially in regard to their annual cycles of work and leisure, trade relationships, beliefs about the earth and universe, chronology, mythology and customs and beliefs associated with animals. The author was a professional anthropologist from the University of California.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Annual cycle
External trade
Travel
Cult of the dead
Mythology
Revelation and divination
Organized ceremonial
Ordering of time
Ideas about nature and people
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yokuts
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northwest Coast and California
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
John Beierle ; 1960
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1925-1930
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
foothill region, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States
NotesAdditional notes
A. H. Gayton
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
47005758
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yokuts Indians