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What Explains Hadza Food Sharing?

In: Socioeconomic Aspects of Human Behavioral Ecology

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  • Frank W. Marlowe

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Most hypotheses proposed to explain human food sharing address motives, yet most tests of these hypotheses have measured only the patterns of food transfer. To choose between these hypotheses we need to measure people’s propensity to share. To do that, I played two games (the Ultimatum and Dictator Games) with Hadza hunter-gatherers. Despite their ubiquitous food sharing, the Hadza are less willing to share in these games than people in complex societies are. They were also less willing to share in smaller camps than larger camps. I evaluate the various food-sharing hypotheses in light of these results.

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  • Frank W. Marlowe, 2004. "What Explains Hadza Food Sharing?," Research in Economic Anthropology, in: Socioeconomic Aspects of Human Behavioral Ecology, pages 69-88, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:reanzz:s0190-1281(04)23003-7
    DOI: 10.1016/S0190-1281(04)23003-7
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