ACCT 2000 Chapter : Chapter 3
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Outside reading: evolution of human skin & skin color. Terms from outside reading: melanin protect us from uv radiation, melanosomes clumps/grains of melanin, keratin makes up cell walls of skin, hair, fingernails. Less likely: the norm of reciprocity automatic obligation, when we get something from someone else, it creates an obligation to give something back, expect to gain benefits from joining a group, what happens if we can"t repay someone, ex. We can"t repay our parents for all they"ve done for use financially & emotionally. Include extended family, crops, cattle, many other people agri workers/peasants: average size = 582 sq. miles, 20 miles x 20 miles, people economically dependent on hacienda, government has to enforce laws. 1950s: 70% owned by 1 % of population. The potlach: feast, gifts given, small potlach for different reasons death, having power allows you to make your own definitions of situations.
