Crowding among hunter-gatherers: the Kung Bushmen.
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Highly crowded living conditions exist among the !Kung Bushmen, hunter-gatherers who live on the edges of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South-West Africa. The !Kung appear to be crowded by choice, and biological indicators of stress are absent. Data indicate that residential crowding alone does not produce symptoms of pathological stress.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 182 4109 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973