subsistence strategy

Definition of Subsistence Strategy

(noun) How people obtain food and other raw materials from their environment.

Examples of Subsistence Strategy

• agriculture
• horticulture
• hunting and gathering
• industrialism
• pastoralism
• slash-and-burn
  

Subsistence Strategy Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: sub·sis·tence strat·e·gy

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /səbˈsɪstəns ˈstrætəʤi/
• British English – /səbˈsɪstəns ˈstrætɪʤi/

Usage Notes

• Plural: subsistence strategies
• Also called subsistence pattern.

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Additional Information

• Food and Agriculture Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Word origin of “subsistence” and “strategy” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• agriculture
• cultural ecology
• cultural environment
• ecology
• horticulture
• hunting and gathering
• industrialism
• pastoralism
• physical environment
• slash and burn

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Cite the Definition of Subsistence Strategy

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “subsistence strategy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved September 13, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/subsistence-strategy/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

subsistence strategy. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/subsistence-strategy/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “subsistence strategy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/subsistence-strategy/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“subsistence strategy.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 13 Sep. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/subsistence-strategy/>.