One of the facets of social relations altered by material culture that Shackel wrote about is maintenance relationships. In “Maintenance Relationships in Early Colonial Annapolis”, Shackel describes the three forms of these relationships: formal relationships (between a hired worker and an employer), balanced or general reciprocity relationships (neighbors or family help with a task), and in-house relationships (work performed by house owner, servants, or slaves) (Shackel, 1998, pg. 99). Shackel notes that these relationships form a sense of symbolic community between people based on task reciprocity (pg. 100).
However, the consumer revolution in Annapolis would alter these relationships. As more goods were produced, the elite enforced new
However, the consumer revolution in Annapolis would alter these relationships. As more goods were produced, the elite enforced new