ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Economic Anthropology, Bsc Young Boys, Economic System

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1150
• Professor: Victor Gulewitsch

Document Summary

Economic anthropology: different cultures place different values on production and consumption. Because of these economists have come to appreciate the quite different ways of approaching the fundamental economics of everyday life. In order to understand wants and demands balanced against supply and services available it is necessary to introduce a noneconomic variable - the anthropological variable of culture. In every culture customs and rules govern kinds of work done by who, who controls the resources how the work is accomplished: patterns of labour. Sexual division of labour: work is set apa(cid:396)t, (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:396)ge of so(cid:373)e (cid:373)e(cid:374) the othe(cid:396). Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:449)o(cid:396)k is usuall(cid:455) to (cid:271)e (cid:272)a(cid:396)(cid:396)ied out a(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d ho(cid:373)e. me(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:449)o(cid:396)k is usuall(cid:455) (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)i(cid:374)g st(cid:396)e(cid:374)gth, (cid:396)apid (cid:271)u(cid:396)sts of energy, frequent travel away from home, higher risks and dangers. However, many exceptions occur, ch 5 canadian farms, women help the men and do their jobs as well.