Daniel R Gro
Biographic Data
| ID | 79626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel R Gro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel R |
| FAMILY NAME | Gro |
| SIGNATURE | GRO D R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 256 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Guilt by Association
The American Anthropological Association's investigation of the charges in Darkness in El Dorado (Tierney 2000) found that the late James Neel and Napoleon Chagnon harmed the Yanomami in the course of their research in Venezuela and Brazil, and that Chagnon had violated the ethics code of the association. The association's inquiry contravened its own policy prohibiting ethics adjudications and was structured not by the standards of an objective i…
Sixteen Decisions
Sixteen Decisions. 2000. 58 minutes, color. video by Gayle Ferraro. For more information, contact University of California Extension, Center for Media and Independent Learning, 2000 Center Street, Suite 400, Berkeley, CA 94704
Unfair Burden
The Adaptive Dimensions of Leisure
One response to scarcity is to invest more effort in subsistence activities. It is also possible to respond by adjusting the level of effort in nonwork, or leisure, activities. The authors examine the concept of a "Zen road to affluence" using time-allocation data from four closely related Indian communities in central Brazil. Two of the groups live in relatively degraded environments, where yield per unit of work is lower. Total time spent worki…
Amazonia and the Progress of Ethnology
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Variation in Swidden practices in four central Brazilian Indian societies
Consumo proteínico y desarrollo cultural en la cuenca amazónica
Este artículo examina la propuesta de que la disponibilidad de proteínas animales limita el tamaño, la densidad y la permanencia de los asentamientos de las sociedades aborígenes de la cuenca del Amazonas. Los debates anteriores se han centrado principalmente en el potencial agrícola. Se presentan evidencias de etnografía y ecología que sugieren que la pesca y la caza son escasos, particularmente lejos de los principales ríos. Nueve sociedades re…
Proteína y cultura en la Amazonía
En este ensayo, el autor reafirma su posición sobre la teoría de las proteínas que establece una relación entre la dieta y los patrones de asentamiento entre las poblaciones amazónicas. Describe los puntos de vista de sus críticos sobre sus conjuntos de datos y sus fuentes de información, mostrando que no tienen éxito en probar su hipótesis. Nuestro autor quiere demostrar que la disponibilidad de proteínas silvestres es un factor limitante para e…
Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture. Victor Turner and Edith Turner
Protein Capture and Cultural Development in the Amazon Basin1
This paper examines the proposition that availability of animal protein limits the size, density, and permanence of settlements of the aboriginal societies of the Amazon Basin. Previous discussions have focused mainly on agricultural potential. Evidence is presented from ethnography and ecology suggesting that fish and game are scarce, particularly away from major rivers. Nine relatively unacculturated societies have relatively low but probably a…
Factionalism and Local Level Politics in Rural Brazil
Local factional strife has been interpreted as emanating from the strains of modernization as the "new society" struggles to throw off the bonds of the old. My findings show, on the contrary, that factionalism does not promote change but helps preserve the status quo. This paper sketches an outline of local level factional politics in rural Brazil and then presents a more detailed case study as an illustration. The trajectory of growth of rural s…
Ethnology
Technological Change and Caloric Costs
This study of the consequences of the introduction of sisal agriculture to Northeastern Brazil exemplifies a fruitful area of collaboration between nutritionists and anthropologists. The process by which sisal leaves are transformed into exportable fiber is analysed with emphasis on the human energy expenditure required. Two representative household energy budgets are examined in detail to determine the impact of sisal labor. Energy costs of sisa…
Protein Capture and Cultural Development in the Amazon Basin1
This paper examines the proposition that availability of animal protein limits the size, density, and permanence of settlements of the aboriginal societies of the Amazon Basin. Previous discussions have focused mainly on agricultural potential. Evidence is presented from ethnography and ecology suggesting that fish and game are scarce, particularly away from major rivers. Nine relatively unacculturated societies have relatively low but probably a…
Technological Change and Caloric Costs
This study of the consequences of the introduction of sisal agriculture to Northeastern Brazil exemplifies a fruitful area of collaboration between nutritionists and anthropologists. The process by which sisal leaves are transformed into exportable fiber is analysed with emphasis on the human energy expenditure required. Two representative household energy budgets are examined in detail to determine the impact of sisal labor. Energy costs of sisa…
Guilt by Association
The American Anthropological Association's investigation of the charges in Darkness in El Dorado (Tierney 2000) found that the late James Neel and Napoleon Chagnon harmed the Yanomami in the course of their research in Venezuela and Brazil, and that Chagnon had violated the ethics code of the association. The association's inquiry contravened its own policy prohibiting ethics adjudications and was structured not by the standards of an objective i…
Variation in Swidden practices in four central Brazilian Indian societies
The Adaptive Dimensions of Leisure
One response to scarcity is to invest more effort in subsistence activities. It is also possible to respond by adjusting the level of effort in nonwork, or leisure, activities. The authors examine the concept of a "Zen road to affluence" using time-allocation data from four closely related Indian communities in central Brazil. Two of the groups live in relatively degraded environments, where yield per unit of work is lower. Total time spent worki…
Proteína y cultura en la Amazonía
En este ensayo, el autor reafirma su posición sobre la teoría de las proteínas que establece una relación entre la dieta y los patrones de asentamiento entre las poblaciones amazónicas. Describe los puntos de vista de sus críticos sobre sus conjuntos de datos y sus fuentes de información, mostrando que no tienen éxito en probar su hipótesis. Nuestro autor quiere demostrar que la disponibilidad de proteínas silvestres es un factor limitante para e…
Factionalism and Local Level Politics in Rural Brazil
Local factional strife has been interpreted as emanating from the strains of modernization as the "new society" struggles to throw off the bonds of the old. My findings show, on the contrary, that factionalism does not promote change but helps preserve the status quo. This paper sketches an outline of local level factional politics in rural Brazil and then presents a more detailed case study as an illustration. The trajectory of growth of rural s…
Amazonia and the Progress of Ethnology
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Technological Change and Caloric Costs
This study of the consequences of the introduction of sisal agriculture to Northeastern Brazil exemplifies a fruitful area of collaboration between nutritionists and anthropologists. The process by which sisal leaves are transformed into exportable fiber is analysed with emphasis on the human energy expenditure required. Two representative household energy budgets are examined in detail to determine the impact of sisal labor. Energy costs of sisa…
Factionalism and Local Level Politics in Rural Brazil
Local factional strife has been interpreted as emanating from the strains of modernization as the "new society" struggles to throw off the bonds of the old. My findings show, on the contrary, that factionalism does not promote change but helps preserve the status quo. This paper sketches an outline of local level factional politics in rural Brazil and then presents a more detailed case study as an illustration. The trajectory of growth of rural s…
Ethnology
Protein Capture and Cultural Development in the Amazon Basin1
This paper examines the proposition that availability of animal protein limits the size, density, and permanence of settlements of the aboriginal societies of the Amazon Basin. Previous discussions have focused mainly on agricultural potential. Evidence is presented from ethnography and ecology suggesting that fish and game are scarce, particularly away from major rivers. Nine relatively unacculturated societies have relatively low but probably a…
Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture. Victor Turner and Edith Turner
Variation in Swidden practices in four central Brazilian Indian societies
Consumo proteínico y desarrollo cultural en la cuenca amazónica
Este artículo examina la propuesta de que la disponibilidad de proteínas animales limita el tamaño, la densidad y la permanencia de los asentamientos de las sociedades aborígenes de la cuenca del Amazonas. Los debates anteriores se han centrado principalmente en el potencial agrícola. Se presentan evidencias de etnografía y ecología que sugieren que la pesca y la caza son escasos, particularmente lejos de los principales ríos. Nueve sociedades re…
Proteína y cultura en la Amazonía
En este ensayo, el autor reafirma su posición sobre la teoría de las proteínas que establece una relación entre la dieta y los patrones de asentamiento entre las poblaciones amazónicas. Describe los puntos de vista de sus críticos sobre sus conjuntos de datos y sus fuentes de información, mostrando que no tienen éxito en probar su hipótesis. Nuestro autor quiere demostrar que la disponibilidad de proteínas silvestres es un factor limitante para e…
Amazonia and the Progress of Ethnology
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Unfair Burden
The Adaptive Dimensions of Leisure
One response to scarcity is to invest more effort in subsistence activities. It is also possible to respond by adjusting the level of effort in nonwork, or leisure, activities. The authors examine the concept of a "Zen road to affluence" using time-allocation data from four closely related Indian communities in central Brazil. Two of the groups live in relatively degraded environments, where yield per unit of work is lower. Total time spent worki…
Sixteen Decisions
Sixteen Decisions. 2000. 58 minutes, color. video by Gayle Ferraro. For more information, contact University of California Extension, Center for Media and Independent Learning, 2000 Center Street, Suite 400, Berkeley, CA 94704
Guilt by Association
The American Anthropological Association's investigation of the charges in Darkness in El Dorado (Tierney 2000) found that the late James Neel and Napoleon Chagnon harmed the Yanomami in the course of their research in Venezuela and Brazil, and that Chagnon had violated the ethics code of the association. The association's inquiry contravened its own policy prohibiting ethics adjudications and was structured not by the standards of an objective i…
Geography (8 works) · Biology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Indigenous Health and Education (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Amazon rainforest (4 works) · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (4 works) · Ecology (4 works)