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The compatibility of hunting and mothering among the agta hunter-gatherers of the Philippines

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Abstract

Women's hunting is widely held biologically impracticable in foraging societies, chiefly because hunting is presumed incompatible with maternal responsibilities. A three-year study of hunting practices among the Agta Negrito people of northern Luzon reveals women's active participation in hunting, singly and in groups, without detriment to normal fertility and child care.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Hawaii, Honolulu

    Madeleine J. Goodman & P. Bion Griffin

  2. Women's Studies Program, University of Hawaii, Porteus 722, 2424 Maile Way, 96822, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Madeleine J. Goodman

  3. Department of General Science, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Madeleine J. Goodman

  4. Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

    P. Bion Griffin

  5. Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines

    Agnes A. Estioko-Griffin

  6. Pacific Health Research Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii

    John S. Grove

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of NSF Grant BNS80-14308: Women Hunters in a Tropical Foraging Society.

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Goodman, M.J., Griffin, P.B., Estioko-Griffin, A.A. et al. The compatibility of hunting and mothering among the agta hunter-gatherers of the Philippines. Sex Roles 12, 1199–1209 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00287829

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Keywords

  • Social Psychology
  • Child Care
  • Active Participation
  • Normal Fertility
  • Maternal Responsibility