TY  - SER
AU  - Matsuura,Naoki
TI  - Dynamics of Social Changes and Relationships with Neighbors among African Hunter Gatherers: A case of the Babongo in Southern Gabon from 2003 to 2012
T2  - Senri Ethnological Studies ; 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Osaka-JP : 
PB  - National Museum Ethnology, 
KW  - ANTROPOLOGIA
KW  - CAZADORES-RECOLECTORES
KW  - BABONGO
N2  - Remarkable social changes have occurred among African hunter-gatherers

since the 20th century, influenced by neighboring ethnic groups and various

outsiders. This article demonstrates the recent social changes and interethnic

relationships of the Babongo, a group of central African hunter-gatherers. Based

on field research data for about 10 years between 2003 and 2012, the author

demonstrates Babongo social change in terms of population dynamics and

intermarriage and the response to influences from the outside world, referring to

three events. It is revealed that there are (1) increased migration of young people

that promotes the enlargement and establishment of their social networks, (2)

increased intermarriage between the Babongo and their neighboring farmers, and

(3) drastically changing Babongo livelihoods influenced by outsiders although ties

with the forest are retained
ER  -