ATH 175 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Original Affluent Society, Fictive Kinship, Transhumance
29 Aug 2016
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Correlates of foraging (characteristics: nomadic, pattern of fission/fusion, fictive kinship (strangers treat each other as relatives, better diets, live long lives, egalitarian (social/economic equality between people, original affluent society. 3 benefits of pastoralism: use areas that could otherwise not be used, insurance mechanism, mobility. 3 negatives: have to have right kind of environment, have to have absence of pests that kill cattle, 10 % rule. At each level of the food chain only 10% of its energy is available to next level so you lose 90% Reciprocity: exchanging goods and services on an equal give and take, embedded in kinship relationships. Trade partnerships: use reciprocity and allow groups unrelated to each other to trade. Silent trade: trade with people without actually meeting them. Kula is a trade partnership means to go: found among trovian people, facilitates trading with strangers, generate prestige, enables trade of useful commodities.
