Prestige, possessions, and progeny : Cultural goals and reproductive success among the bakkarwal

It has been suggested by some that the acquisition of symbolic capital in terms of honor, prestige, and power translates into an accumulation of material capital in terms of tangible belongings, and that on the basis of these goods high reproductive success may be achieved. However, data on complete...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1995-09, Vol.6 (3), p.241-272
Hauptverfasser: Casimir, M J, Rao, A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:It has been suggested by some that the acquisition of symbolic capital in terms of honor, prestige, and power translates into an accumulation of material capital in terms of tangible belongings, and that on the basis of these goods high reproductive success may be achieved. However, data on completed fertility rates over more than one generation in so-called traditional societies have been rare. Ethnographic and demographic data presented here on the pastoral Bakkarwal of northern India largely corroborate the hypothesis concerning the interdependence between the attainment of various cultural goals and differential reproduction rates and indicate that the numbers of (especially male) surviving offspring and siblings are crucial to a man's position in society.
ISSN:1045-6767
1936-4776
DOI:10.1007/BF02734141