ANTH 1220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Consumerism, Cud, Cash Crop

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1220
• Professor: Kathleen Buddle

Document Summary

Mode of consumption: the dominant way, in a culture, of using up goods and services; defined by the relationship between supply and demand. Mode of exchange: the dominant way, in a culture, of transferring goods, services, and other items between and among people and groups. Minimalism: a mode of consumption that emphasizes simplicity, is characterized by few and finite (limited) consumer demands, and involves and adequate and sustainable means to achieve them; mostly used by foragers but in some degree horticulturalists and pastoralists too. Levelling mechanism: an unwritten, culturally embedder rule that prevents an individual from becoming wealthier or more powerful than anyone else. In societies that have strict divisions, there tends to be clearly marked gender roles. Whites tend to own wealth and properties and others tend to be denied. Knowing where things comes from in contrast to the consumption of anonymous goods. Consumption fund: (cid:272)ategor(cid:455) of a perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s or household(cid:859)s (cid:271)udget used to pro(cid:448)ide for their (cid:272)o(cid:374)su(cid:373)ptio(cid:374) demands.