Cultural models of nature : : primary food producers and climate change / / edited by Giovanni Bennardo.
Drawing on the ethnographic experience of the contributors, this volume explores the Cultural Models of Nature found in a range of food-producing communities located in climate-change affected areas. These Cultural Models represent specific organizations of the etic categories underlying the concept...
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| Superior document: | Routledge studies in anthropology ; 82 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Routledge,, 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 2018 |
| Edition: | 1 ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge studies in anthropology ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Notes on contributors; Introduction: Cultural Models of Nature of primary food producers in communities affected by climate change; The NSF-sponsored research project; Cultural Models Theory; Cultural Models Theory and methodology; Causal models in Cultural Models of Nature; The chapters and the hypothesized Cultural Models of Nature; Relevance of the volume; Appendix; Semi-structured interview; Questions about daily activities; Questions about climate change; Notes; References
- 1 Vernacular explanations of rainfall variability in highland EthiopiaIntroduction; Study area; Data collection; Data analysis; Perceived variability in the normalcy of the wet season; Perceived effects of rainfall variability; Perceived solutions to rainfall variability; Agricultural responses to rainfall variability; Prayers and mediations as perceived solutions to rainfall variability; Summary and conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Cultural Models of Nature in Tonga (Polynesia); Introduction; Place of research; Cultural Models Theory (CMT) and methodology; Results of the linguistic analyses
- Hypothesis about the Cultural Model of Nature in TongaCausality structure of CM of Nature; Results of the free-listing tasks; Conclusion; Appendix 2.1; Semi-structured interview; Questions about daily activities; Questions about climate change; Semi-structured interview translated in Tongan; Questions about daily activities; Questions about climate change; Appendix 2.2; Results of the key words analysis (first 60 for verbs, nouns, and adjectives); Appendix 2.3; Notes; References
- 3 'Plants are cooking under the soil': Food production, models of Nature, and climate-change perceptions among indigenous peasaIntroduction; Place of research; Assumptions, theories, and methods; Snapshot of basic categories in Nature from key words in interviews; Detailing basic cultural domains from the analysis of free-lists; Analysis of propositions that mention the word 'Nature'; Time, force, plants, and perceptions of climate change; Conclusion and final remarks; Notes; References; 4 Lithuanian farmers in a time of economic and environmental ambiguity; Introduction; A brief history
- Fieldwork site and participantsMethods for data collection; Free-list results and analysis; Free-list Task 1: List all the typical tasks you do on a farm; Free-list Task 2: What thoughts come to your mind when you think about Nature?; Free-list Task 3: List all the ways you use Nature; Free-list Task 4: What are the bad things people do to Nature?; Free-list Task 5: What problems do you encounter in farming?; Free-list Task 6: What are the effects of climate change on your farm work and productivity?; Semi-structured interviews; Ethos: Farming is in the blood