2. How do environmental variables affect a people's way of life? 3. Environmental determinism was an off shoot of this iL. For eP. much of it cam from mauss 1. Mauss had an essay on the eskimo 2. You could say a lot about Eskimo social life based on the season of the year 3. Groups expanded and contracted with the season 3. The Cow Problem a. Problem in development of non-western people i. Many people on the east coast of Africa are cattle herders 1. Seem to be using cows in economically irrational ways a. Why do people hoard the cows why not eat them? b. Why are the cows so bony 2. Similar criticism of non-western agriculturalists a. e.g. Why do they grow such small ears of corn? b. Colonists felt the need to correct these people's irrational practices i. Their reactions to the economic practices of these people were very i1. Example: English settlers in the americas were similarly offended by the indians because the Indians 1. Didn t put up fences 2. Didnt plant in rows2. How do environmental variables affect a people’s way of life? 3. Environmental determinism was an off shoot of this ii. For EP, much of it cam from Mauss 1. Mauss had an essay on the Eskimo 2. You could say a lot about Eskimo social life based on the season of the year 3. Groups expanded and contracted with the season 3. The Cow Problem a. Problem in development of non-western people i. Many people on the east coast of Africa are cattle herders 1. Seem to be using cows in economically irrational ways: a. Why do people hoard the cows? Why not eat them? b. Why are the cows so bony? 2. Similar criticism of non-western agriculturalists. a. e.g. Why do they grow such small ears of corn? b. Colonists felt the need to correct these people’s irrational practices i. Their reactions to the economic practices of these people were very strong ii. Example: English settlers in the Americas were similarly offended by the Indians because the Indians: 1. Didn’t put up fences 2. Didn’t plant in rows