ANT102H5 Final: Finals Review.docx
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Hendry: total phenomenon: a social phenomenon that is found to involve all areas of life in a particular society, mark mauss propose that there are three clear obligations involved, the obligation to give, the obligation to receive, the obligation to repay, conspicuous consumption: the ostentatious consuming of food, drink or other goods interpreted as a way of demonstrating wealth, or laying claim to a wealthy group or society, gifts make a bond and create one, however, pushing a gift can be overproductive, restricted/ direct exchange: this could be a straight swap between brothers of their sisters, or anyway between woman of one community for those of another, generalised/ indirect exchange: when woman move in one direction only, but several communities are eventually linked into a circle or a more complicated arrangement, reciprocity: a return for something given, often part of a continuing arrangement expressing social relations.
