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[1] He believes hunter-gatherers were able to achieve much for their own societies, and able to satisfy their own material needs. The Affluent Society. This he compares to the western way towards affluence, which he terms as the "Galbraithean way" where "man’s wants are great, not to say infinite, whereas his … 4.0 out of 5 stars The Darker Side of the Original Affluent Society. Format: Paperback The Darker Side of the Original 'Affluent Society' - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Crossref reports the following articles citing this article: How Close Are Things To Us? Previous: Witchcraft among the Azande. The "original affluent society" is a theory postulating that hunter-gatherers were the original affluent society.This theory was first articulated by Marshall Sahlins at a symposium entitled "Man the Hunter" in 1966. Copyright 2000 The University of New Mexico. Includes an assessment of the McCathy-McArthur study of Arhnem Land subsistence patterns and its contribution to seeing hunter-gatherers as the "original affluent society" p.301-324. The main features of this thesis now seem to be widely accepted by anthropologists, despite the strong reservations expressed by certain specialists in foraging societies concerning the data advanced to support the claim. “The Darker Side of the ‘Original Affluent Society’”, by David Kaplan… In 1966 at a symposium entitled “Man the Hunter”, Marshall Sahlins articulated a theory postulating that hunter-gatherers were the original affluent society: that each adult hunter-gatherer only works three to five hours per day in food production and that their material wants are easily satisfied by virtue of being limited. In 1 library. However, the decade was not without its problems. December 19, 2002. McCarthy, Frederick D. (Frederick David), 1905-1997. The Darker Side of the "Original Affluent Society." The basis of Sahlins’ argument is that hunter-gatherer societies are able to achieve affluence by desiring little and meeting those needs/desires with what is available to them. Hunter-gatherers emerged from the "Man the Hunter" conference in 1966 as the "original affluent society." The 1950s are often seen as a counterpoint to the decades that followed it — a period of conformity, prosperity, and peace (after the Korean War ended), as compared to the rebellion, unrest, and war that began in the 1960s. THE DARKER SIDE OF THE "ORIGINAL AFFLUENT SOCIETY" Hunter-gatherers, even those living in seemingly harsh environments such as the Kalahari and Australian deserts, are able to live very well indeed by devoting only some 20 or 30 hours per week to the food quest. This he calls the "Zen road to affluence, which states that human material wants are finite and few, and technical means unchanging but on the whole adequate" (Sahlins, Original). The Darker Side of the "Original Affluent Society" 2010 - Journal of Anthropological Research. The Darker Side of the "Original Affluent Society" Add to My Bookmarks Export citation. Hunter-gatherers emerged from the "Man the Hunter" conference in 1966 as the "original affluent society." McArthur, Margaret, 1919-2002. How well-fed are members of foraging societies? The Darker Side of the "Original Affluent Society" Add to My Bookmarks Export citation. Type Article Author(s) David Kaplan Date 2000 Volume 56 Issue 3 Page start 301 Page end 324 ... To set a reading intention, click through to any list item, and look for the panel on the left hand side: How well-fed are members of foraging societies? And what do we mean by "work," "leisure," and "affluence" in the context of foraging societies? How "hard" do foragers work? The "original affluent society" is a theory which states hunter-gatherers were the original affluent society. 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