ANT-2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Marvin Harris, Moral Economy, Mary Douglas
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Culturally defined right to life sustaining resources. Set or bundle more secure and lucrative than others. Owning land that produces food is a direct entitlement. Depend on exchanging something in order to obtain consumer needs. Exchange (labour trades, animal hides, money or food stamps). Dependency on other people (risker) than support from direct. Massive levels of death resulting from food deprivation in a widespread area. Global some countries are more secure in global economy than other countries. National those with direct entitlements may be more secure than those of indirect. Household some members are more secure than others. Gender may play into what is considered appropriate. Kuru women died more than men (gender pattern) North america racial differences in consumption and welfare exists. Aging effects everyone class: wealth can protect elderly. Food taboos: environmental factors, pigs in arid habitats (ecologically unflavoured) Mary douglas food away of communicating (symbolic meaning: animals hoofs unclean, pig hoofed but doesn"t chew, impurity and sinfulness.
