ANTH 1150 Lecture 8: Lecture Eight
7 Mar 2017
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Person a gives something to person b, and person b eventually gives something back to person. Redistribution event (common in the finishing people of the west coast of n. Salmon people; large amounts of food that comes at predictable times. Market exchange: buying and selling, agriculture and industry, marketplaces, cash / bartering, competition around prices, no obligation to know the person, exchange often happens simultaneously. You agree that the currency/money you give up equals the stuff you get. You agree that money you give up doesn"t equal value of the stuff you get (ex. pair of name brand shoes that costs to make) Altruism (charity) examples: within families, reciprocal altruism sounds like generalized reciprocity / delayed exchange, risk reduction. 600 bushels: altruism as a prestige gain, socially better by giving things away ex. Why do we exchange: get what we need, getting ahead. Depicts a redistribution event called a moka (big gift of pigs)
