ANTH 195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kula Ring, Social Relation, Potluck
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Producion-transforming nature"s raw materials into a form suitable for human us. Consumpion-the using up of material goods necessary for human survival. *social relaion, ime frame, value are all important to understanding exchange. Economic exchanges are embedded in social relaions: marcel mauss- an obligaion that has the force of law in the absence of law , gits are not voluntary, they are required, act of giving creates a bond with that person. Exchange-establishes and maintains social relaions: the relaionship is oten more important than the object exchanged, economic relaions may only make sense in terms of the social relaions in which they are embedded. Reciprocity-exchange in which two individuals or groups pass objects back and forth (could be a service as well) it"s more important that something is exchanged back and forth ex. Generalized-no expectaion of exact or prompt repayment: no ime frame for returning generosity or git given without expectaion of git in return ex. birthday gits from parents.
