AN101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Marshall Sahlins, Karl Polanyi, Skid Row
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Kula: balanced, delayed exchange of shell ornaments (bracelets and necklaces) via. Kula - functions: ceremonial exchange of prestige items, prestige via display, creates solidarity between islands/clans, diffuses potential warfare, creates opportunity for trading essentials, distribution of goods during preparation, creates lifelong friendships between partners. Nourish", give": chief one who gives potlatches, given at life-cycle ceremonies, status changes, etc, creates solidarity, distribution of econ. Fighting with property : market exchange, site confined markets market place, site-free markets abstract market principles. Impersonal, distant (e. g. online shopping: formal (regulated) and informal economies. Ideology ideas that explain and justify domination and relations of production; may create conflict. Original affluent society (marshall sahlins: affluence can result from: few needs (foragers) or ability to produce much, richard lee"s data showed that , plants comprise 60-70% of diet, resource variety: optimal foraging: gather/hunt foods that increase caloric intake;
