Communal Food Sharing

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Simmons, Leo W.The role of the aged in primitive society
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCross-Cultural Correlates of the Ownership of Private Property

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Simmons, Leo W.". . . A strong negative trend in communal sharing of food is correlated with many cultural traits usually associated with more highly developed societies"
Simmons, Leo W.". . . irrespective of age, there has been greater access to communal food stores among collectors and fishers and relatively less among hunters, while pronounced negative trends appear among herding and agricultural peoples" (33)
Simmons, Leo W.". . . in primitive societies there has been a pronounced tendency toward communal sharing of food, irrespective of age, in areas where the climate is severely cold or serious droughts are common" (32)
Simmons, Leo W.". . . the aged among primitive peoples had greater opportunity for securing provisions froma common store in societies where group sharing of food was an established practice irrespective of age considerations than in societies where this was not the case" (32)
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCertain characteristics of societies will be significantly correlated in the same direction with both Simmons' (137) and Murdock's (1967) measures of private property ownership.

Associated OCMs

  1. gratification and control of hunger
  2. visiting and hospitality