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  1. Hunter-gatherers will show indifference or callousness towards animals that are identified as prey or predatorial animal agents.Thompson, Barton A. - Concern for Animals Among Hunter-Gatherers, 2024 - 2 Variables

    Do hunter-gatherers show concern for animals? Through an assessment of six types of concern across 28 hunter-gatherer groups, the author of this article finds that concern for animals is multifaceted. Feelings of overall indifference and callousness towards animals were exhibited in all hunter-gatherer groups; however, high levels of concern were shown towards animals regarded as pseudo-humans or pseudo-spirits.

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  2. Hunter-gatherers will show concern for animals that are perceived as pseudo-kin agents.Thompson, Barton A. - Concern for Animals Among Hunter-Gatherers, 2024 - 2 Variables

    Do hunter-gatherers show concern for animals? Through an assessment of six types of concern across 28 hunter-gatherer groups, the author of this article finds that concern for animals is multifaceted. Feelings of overall indifference and callousness towards animals were exhibited in all hunter-gatherer groups; however, high levels of concern were shown towards animals regarded as pseudo-humans or pseudo-spirits.

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  3. Hunter-gatherers will show concern for animals when it is believed that there are consequences for their treatment.Thompson, Barton A. - Concern for Animals Among Hunter-Gatherers, 2024 - 2 Variables

    Do hunter-gatherers show concern for animals? Through an assessment of six types of concern across 28 hunter-gatherer groups, the author of this article finds that concern for animals is multifaceted. Feelings of overall indifference and callousness towards animals were exhibited in all hunter-gatherer groups; however, high levels of concern were shown towards animals regarded as pseudo-humans or pseudo-spirits.

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  4. Hunter-gatherers will show protective concern for young and needy animals.Thompson, Barton A. - Concern for Animals Among Hunter-Gatherers, 2024 - 2 Variables

    Do hunter-gatherers show concern for animals? Through an assessment of six types of concern across 28 hunter-gatherer groups, the author of this article finds that concern for animals is multifaceted. Feelings of overall indifference and callousness towards animals were exhibited in all hunter-gatherer groups; however, high levels of concern were shown towards animals regarded as pseudo-humans or pseudo-spirits.

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  5. Hunter-gatherers will show concern for animals that exhibit respected traits found in humans.Thompson, Barton A. - Concern for Animals Among Hunter-Gatherers, 2024 - 2 Variables

    Do hunter-gatherers show concern for animals? Through an assessment of six types of concern across 28 hunter-gatherer groups, the author of this article finds that concern for animals is multifaceted. Feelings of overall indifference and callousness towards animals were exhibited in all hunter-gatherer groups; however, high levels of concern were shown towards animals regarded as pseudo-humans or pseudo-spirits.

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  6. Sense of place will be positively associated with social cohesion. (286)Thompson, Barton - Sense of Place Among Hunter-Gatherers, 2016 - 2 Variables

    Thompson examines the relationship between sense of place and social parameters among hunter-gatherers. Results indicate that "sense of place among hunter-gatherers is closely associated with the social group that they identify with"(283), which supports the idea that sense of place is incorporated into social identity. Thompson suggests that sense of place is best characterized as a home environment that is defined by social connections, and is ultimately a key aspect of our coalitional psychology.

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  7. Association of sense of place with social cohesion will be stronger among specific social units. (286)Thompson, Barton - Sense of Place Among Hunter-Gatherers, 2016 - 2 Variables

    Thompson examines the relationship between sense of place and social parameters among hunter-gatherers. Results indicate that "sense of place among hunter-gatherers is closely associated with the social group that they identify with"(283), which supports the idea that sense of place is incorporated into social identity. Thompson suggests that sense of place is best characterized as a home environment that is defined by social connections, and is ultimately a key aspect of our coalitional psychology.

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  8. The importance of warfare/homicide in mortality will be negatively associated with female status among hunter-gatherers (459)Hayden, Brian - Ecological determinants of women's status among hunter/gatherers, 1986 - 2 Variables

    A materialist approach is used to study the status of women in hunter-gatherer groups. Techno-ecological factors are tested as predictors of women's status.

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  9. Most constellation observations amongst hunter gatherers will be of single stars or small portions of systems.Hayden, Brian - Astronomy in the Upper Palaeolithic, 2011 - 1 Variables

    Researchers examine the ethnographic record, sampling 82 hunter gatherer societies from the HRAF World Cultures database, for cross-cultural patterns of archaeological evidence of knowledge of astronomy and constellations. Surveying the data, researchers identified many patterns in the upper paleolithic, noting the importance of further examination of this topic.

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  10. Hunting will be negatively associated with female status among hunter-gatherers (457)Hayden, Brian - Ecological determinants of women's status among hunter/gatherers, 1986 - 2 Variables

    A materialist approach is used to study the status of women in hunter-gatherer groups. Techno-ecological factors are tested as predictors of women's status.

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