ANT 2410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Antonio Gramsci, Barter, Michel Foucault
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Political organization/complexity (bands, tribes, chiefdoms, states) (10"s) bands - small kin group, shared decision making (100"s) tribes - people earn status (1000"s) chiefdoms - can be born into high status (millions) states - ex) united states. Set of beliefs, goals, and ideas of a social or political group"s decisions and behaviors. Reflects interests of dominant class, and is usually taken for granted as natural. Individuals actively support a system that does not act in their own best interest. Definition of economy the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. Systems of exchange (market, redistribution, reciprocity) trade, buying, welfare. Reciprocity - refers to the non-market exchange of goods or labor ranging from direct barter (immediate exchange) to forms of gift exchange where a return is eventually expected (delayed exchange) as in the exchange of birthday gifts.
