Chapter 6 Economic Anthropology

Front 1

Economic anthropologists specialize in what?

Back 1

the comparative study of economic systems.

Front 2

economic system

Back 2

a means of producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services. It is not separate from other spheres of culture.

Front 3

Exchange and Economic Systems
(Three types)

Back 3

Reciprocity, Redistribution, Market

Front 4

Reciprocity

Back 4

The transfer of goods for goods between two or more individuals or groups.

Front 5

Situations of Reciprocity

Back 5

Birthdays, The alliance strengthening pig feasts of the Maring of highland Papua New Guinea

Front 6

Types of reciprocity

Back 6

General, Balanced, Negative

Front 7

General Reciprocity

Back 7

the giving of goods without expectation for return of equal value at any definite time in the future.

Front 8

Balanced Reciprocity

Back 8

is the exchange of goods considered to have roughly equal value.

Front 9

Negative Reciprocity

Back 9

Exchange motivated by the desire to obtain goods, in which the parties try to gain all the material goods they can.

Front 10

Equatorial Africa example

Back 10

silent barter between Mbuti foragers and horticulturalist neighbors.

Front 11

Social distance

Back 11

is the degree to which cultural norms specify that two individuals or groups should be helpful to, intimate with, or emotionally attached to one another.

Front 12

Mokas

Back 12

A gift like annka gave

Front 13

Potlatches

Back 13

feasts in which hosts
give away resources and manufactured wealth while generating prestige for themselves.(Salish, Kwakiutl, and Tsimshian peoples)

Front 14

Redistribution

Back 14

the collection of goods or money from a group, followed by a reallocation to the group by a central authority.

Front 15

tribute

Back 15

the rendering of goods (typically including food) to an authority such as a chief.

Front 16

Market

Back 16

goods and services are bought and sold at a prices measured in money.

Front 17

Types of money

Back 17

Multi-purpose money, Limited-purpose money

Front 18

Market exchanges are characterized by

Back 18

the buying and selling of goods and services at prices set by supply and demand.

Front 19

What principle governs most exchanges in the U.S?

Back 19

Market, but redistribution and reciprocity also exist.

Front 20

Redistribution in USA

Back 20

taxes.

Front 21

Reciprocity in USA

Back 21

General—gift giving from parents to kids; Balanced—invitations/gifts between friends and acquaintances; Negative—business deals meant to maximize profit.