ANT 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-7: Ultimatum Game, Kula Ring, Dictator Game
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The dictator game and ultimatum game are tools of economists/anthropologists used to test the degree to which people cross-culturally behave the way theories suggest. Suggest that decisions relate to cultural context and determine moral/appropriate behavior. Ultimatum game - played once, response/proposer unaware of each other: proposer offers to split sum of money to split with responder, who may reject/accept split. Industrialized economics are highly stratified, unequal, but members more often offer almost half. Greater degree to which a group is in market economy, the more likely that proposers offer about half. Mother and child, food distribution in foraging societies. Negative reciprocity: unsociable extreme; exchange for material advantage (desire to get better part of bargain: often found in tribal, peasant societies, ex. Navajo deceive when trading is morally accepted. Political leaders may have authority based on their position in office, but may use power to control resources/trade.
