ANTH 1003 Chapter : Chapter 7
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Choices that participants in a culture make affect how that group makes use of available resources and distributes goods and services produced by resources: resources raw material for economy, natural resources what we make into products. Prestige admiration held toward an individual within a society. Even though someone may not be a good hunter, he is still allowed to eat. Economic system social norms regulating production, distribution, and consumption. Productive resources: we can gain raw materials. Distribution: reciprocity main mode of distribution, general reciprocity. Practiced among foragers whatever there is, it"s shared: giving gift without any anticipation of the gift being returned, balanced reciprocity. Keeping track of the value of gifts/exchanges: negative reciprocity. Participants are out to get the best for themselves. In order to undertake a position in the cargo system, a man has to accumulate wealth in order to have the feasts necessary to occupy cargo position. Market exchange: money, goods and services bought and sold.
