Why did Richard Lee feel obligated to give a valuable gift to the Kung at Christmas?

Richard Borshay Lee was a social anthropologist that had lived with and studied the southern Tswana tribe. Mr. Lee felt he had to give a gift because the tribal community thought he was a miser, this was due to the fact the Mr. Lee had been there for quite some time and never shared his food.

Similarly, it is asked, what was the basis of the misunderstanding experienced by Lee?

The general basis for misunderstanding is the cultural differences between the anthropologist and the Kalahari. He misses their cultural practices of making fun of people who gift them or hunt and as a result feels like people will be disappointed in the ox he has bought for a Christmas theif.

Additionally, when was eating Christmas in the Kalahari written? December 1969

Similarly, you may ask, why did Lee wish to slaughter an ox for the Bushmen?

That being said, Lee wanted to make up for his supposed stinginess by purchasing the Christmas ox. This is a tradition within among the Bushman where it is custom to slaughter an ox for the community as an annual goodwill gesture.

How are naive realism culture shock and ethnocentrism connected?

Naive realism is the belief that people everywhere see the world in the same way. Ethnocentrism is the belief and feeling that one's own culture is best. It reflects our tendency to judge other people's beliefs and behavior using values of our own native culture.

Where are the kung located?

Location: Various San, or Bushman, groups live in the desert areas of Namibia, Botswana and Angola. The ! Kung live in the Kalahari Desert of northwest Botswana, the Cuando-Cubanga Province in southeast Angola and in northeast Namibia. The Angola !

What was the goal of Richard Lee's ethnographic research among the Kung?

In Lee's 1979 book The ! Kung San: Men, Women, and Work in a Foraging Society, his main goal was to be fully immersed in the ! Kung San culture so that he could fully understand their way of life.