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8 Cards in this Set
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Gifts and Commodities
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Non-market exchange
Power and status Debt and Slavery Gifts v Commodities Free gift Social Constructivist |
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Non-market exchange
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Kula - ring, value
Urigubu - yams Gimwali - barter 'Partnership a lifelong and permanent affair'. |
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Power and Status
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Swat - politics
Potlatch - feats of gift giving, asceticism, 9000 Mafia - social protection, no connection, commodify |
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Debt and Slavery
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Malin - expectation of return
Hau - become ill and die, mysterious hold Eskimo - makes slaves Mauss - alliance and solidarity, no ob to repay Social Contract - Locke, Spinoza, Rousseau - bind |
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Gifts vs Commodities
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Gregory - personal, inalienable, qualitative
'Gift more under attack that the commodity' Carrier - possessions, advertising Christmas - vehicles of affection, tit for tat distant |
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Free Gift
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Mauss - no free gift
Laidlaw - Randomly appearing Renouncers give no thanks, little from all Reciprocity - people get good feelings of generosity (Gurdwara - give free food) Organ donation - commodification of humans |
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Social Constructivist
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Davis - recession in UK, more gifts (invest in relationships)
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Graeber
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Gift is the hidden face of modernity, pure generosity untouched by personal gain
Transfer something without immediate return or guarantee |
