ANTHRO 102 Lecture 16: Anthro_102_-_L16
Anthro 102
Cultural Anthropology
East Los Angeles College
Professor Bernard
Economics
Focus on Economics
● Production
● Distribution
● Consumption
Economic Anthropology
…studies production, distribution and consumption comparatively in all societies of the world.
…differs in formal science of economics.
● Look cross-culturally at a society’s way of producing food and goods
● Gather data and categorize society according to their mode of production
o These categories blend and overlap
● Examine how a society’s economic system affects that societies perceptions of
“culture” and “nature”
Cross-cultural Examination of Economic Systems
● Regulation of resources
● Production
● Exchange
Allocation of Resources
Example: Individual property rights are strongly valued and protected in the US, but in
some parts of the world they are more loosely defined.
Pastoralists and Resources
Because this group of East African pastoralists treats land as belonging to everyone in the
society, you are not likely to find any “No trespassing” signs here.
Production
● A process whereby good are obtained from the natural environment and altered
Document Summary
Studies production, distribution and consumption comparatively in all societies of the world. Look cross-culturally at a society"s way of producing food and goods. Gather data and categorize society according to their mode of production: these categories blend and overlap. Examine how a society"s economic system affects that societies perceptions of. Example: individual property rights are strongly valued and protected in the us, but in some parts of the world they are more loosely defined. Because this group of east african pastoralists treats land as belonging to everyone in the society, you are not likely to find any no trespassing signs here. A process whereby good are obtained from the natural environment and altered to become consumable good for society. Deciding which types of people will perform which categories of work. Every society, whether large or small, distinguishes between the work appropriate for men and women and for adults and children.
