ANTH 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Conspicuous Consumption, Horticulture, Economic System
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2/6: research project due 2/23 @ 12pm on gs. Analysis: social theory: gold mining in the amazon. What is it about gold? conspicuous consumption: economic system: structured patterns & relationships thru which people exchange goods & services. Is your happiness tied to consumption: extraction production distribution consumption waste disposal. Balanced exchange: generalised reciprocity- little thought of gain. Among family (ex: mother"s love for child: balanced reciprocity: expectation of eventual return. Friends (ex: next round is on me: unbalanced exchange: between strangers that"s conducted for material advantage. Exam: 20 mc, 30 min, bring a pen or pencil and id, no parscore, no note, phones, computers, turn into ta, covers from ongka to tomorrow. Reading notes (ch 13: aesthetic criteria: underlying principle that make something appealing/beautiful, art: expression of human creative skill usually as a painting, sculpture, music, literature, culture of mass consumption: cultural perspectives social processes that shape.
