ANTH 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Indiegogo, Venmo, Media Consumption
Document Summary
Collaborating around digital technologies will provide answers for the most complex problems and will harness these powerful behemoths and deliver both increased profits and increased social good. The federal reserve - the u. s. "s central banking system - responsible for national monetary policy involving stabilizing the dollar and thus maintaining maximum employment and moderate long- term interest rates. Though cash is still a viable and readily used form of currency in american society, this section will focus on the cultural meaning and impact of currency exchanged digitally. Money functions as a component of a complex system of production and consumption. Individuals think about money as the foundation and boundaries of their lives. Money defines the lifestyle a person can have. Primary function in a growth-based economy is to buy and consume. Accounts for an increasingly large segment of u. s. consumption. Product of the digital age and solution to one of its fundamental problems.
