ANTH 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Marcel Mauss, Shifting Cultivation, Pastoralism
12 Apr 2017
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Ethnicity: groups distinguished on the basis of cultural features like language, religion, dress, etc. Others: sports identity, religion, ideological, political, geographic. Division of labor: family-based, overlapping gender roles. Production: cultivating domestic plants in gardens, some surplus -> trade. Arose around 12 kya in middle east (later in rest of world) Production: domesticated animal herds, some surplus -> trade. Division of labor: family based, differentiated gender/age roles. Arose around 10-8 kya in middle east (later in rest of world) Production: intensive strategy, some surplus -> trade. Division of labor: family and/or community based, differentiated gender/age/class roles, occupational specialization. Property: lots of status differentials, private property. Division of labor: class based, heavy occupational specialization. Attempt to understand how/why systems exchange emerged, how they work, and how they intersect with other aspects of culture. Marcel mauss why do we give gifts: demonstrate generosity, counter obligation to accept gift, obligation to reciprocate.
