Reciprocity

The Gift of Mauss is about an economic system based on gifts and reciprocity that was common, under different forms, in many “archaic” societies. The author used various ethnographies to develop a new economic theory different from the barter theory and called gift economy. An important compound of this new theory is the reciprocity, but in order to understand what is it for Mauss, the gift economy need to be explained. First, this new kind of economy is based on the exchange of services. This exchange of services is controlled and regulated by a sets of rules and create a contract between the two actors of the exchange, which can be a clan or individuals. This contract between the to parties can destroy or creates social bounds or alliances…

When I bake something sweet or make something different for dinner, I always give some to my neighbor. She does not give anything back to me right away. However, I know that when she bakes or cooks something, she is also going to share it with me. The value spent on ingredients, the amount, or the taste varies each time. This is an example of generalized reciprocity. My favorite Professor and I go out to lunch all the time. We take turns paying the bill, which is always between $25-$30. This is…

Christopher Hauch’s original study, “Reciprocity on Skid Row” implements an understanding of the economic and behavioural systems of the community, skid row, in Winnipeg. During Hauch’s several years of ethnographic research of skid row, his studies conclude that there are similarities between the lives of people in skid row and those apart of the well-known community, the Ju/’hoansi. Although each society is a part of a different environment, skid row being urban and Ju/’hoansi being rural, it…

recognition has a lot of value. The gift also shows that the family is close to the team. The family had a son and a coach on the team. If the family had been distant from the team, the gift might have been given to any team. The obligations of the family to donate is related to showing their social status. By giving money for the uniforms, the family appears to be generous to the public. The obligations to appear generous to the public is strong. Many people care a lot about how the public…

It is necessary to understand what culture is before attempting to observe the actions of people. If not I will be looking at the situation through the eyes of a customer and not an observer. Culture is the ideas and behaviors that are learned and transmitted by nongenetic means (Park, 2014). The advance in technology from written language, government to man-made objects are merely the product of culture (anthro.palomar.edu). Artifacts discovered are the reflection of the knowledge and skills of…

Aequalitatem, which translates to "equality" in Latin, is a perfect utopia. The city is located on a large island near the Equator and makes the most of what the land mass provides it. A dormant volcano, rich volcanic soil, lush vegetation, and access to ocean water all create an environment where a self-sustainable, well-organized civilization can thrive. The citizens highly value equality and respect each other, work efficiently, and follow the rules created for them by the Ducibus (council).…

in understanding risk reduction reciprocity and free riding, which will be later covered in research that will be presented later. The first type of reciprocity Sahlins (1972) describes is to as “transactions that are putatively altruistic on the line of assistance given and, if possible and necessary assistance returned” (p. 193-194). This term is most closely associated with reciprocal altruism, or that one performs a cooperative act without any perceptions of reciprocation. This is an…

The Six Principles of Persuasion. “Persuasion is the act or process of presenting arguments to move, motivate, or change the audience” [1] There are six known principles of persuasion, as follows: 1 – Principle of Reciprocity: is the idea of giving back, being kind, and the same time expecting to cause an effect that will reciprocate the same action back. An example is when a waitress smile a lot, act pleasantly when helping customer, mostly likely she would get a better tip, as a…

distributed by traveling, trading, and immigrating 2) Participant observation has both its pros and cons. One of the strengths of this approach is that the researcher who does the observation does gain a personal perspective and familiarity with the culture. One of the cons is that the observation could be considered time consuming. To really learn and understand a culture, it would take some time to collect data to answer particular questions. Another disadvantage would be ther a 3) Reciprocity…

interpersonal connections and correspondence, and appoint vocabulary and real hypotheses to that past learning. All through this course, he discovered numerous associations in the two most essential connections in his life. Stephanie’s association with his closest companion Megan depends on backing and support that she has given Stephanie all his life. Megan and Stephanie had been companions from the first year in secondary school and have developed closer relationship from that point onward.…