Kinship System of the Bushmen Dior McClelland ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Melissa Kirkendall June 25‚ 2012 For thousands of years the San people have inhabited southern Africa‚ foraging through the Kalahari Desert. The San also known as the Bushmen‚ but the word Bushmen can be affiliated with negativity‚ so they prefer to be called the San people. This paper will briefly explain the kinship system of the San people‚ provide three examples of how the kinship system impacted
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general and balanced reciprocity. How do both play a part in society? When talking about reciprocity as an anthropological mode of exchange it is necessary to divide reciprocity into three subcategories. These subcategories are generalized reciprocity‚ balanced reciprocity‚ and finally negative reciprocity. In this paper I will be discussing the differences between general reciprocity and balanced reciprocity. As well as the role they play in today’s society. General reciprocity is defined as an
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anthropology of gifts has been mostly studied in the context of non-Western cultures. The important roles of gift giving were highlighted by classical anthropologists such as Malinowski‚ Mauss and Levi-Strauss. They stressed the significance of reciprocity and obligation suggested in gift exchange and that gift giving is a one practice of material expression that integrates a society. Gift giving is essential to the studies of many anthropological debates such as sociability‚ alienation‚ sacrifice
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Part I. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An egalitarian society: a. Refers to the fact that all men are created equal b. Refers to the few differences in access to rewards between families an/or kin groups c. Means that females and males receive equal or nearly equal rewards d. All of the above 2. Stratified societies are noted for a. Classes and castes b. Unequal access to rewards c. Marked inequalities in access to wealth‚ power and prestige
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“If economics is the dismal science‚ the study of hunting and gathering economies must be its most advanced branch” (Sahlins 1972: 1). Stone Age Economics is one of the well-known books in the subfield of economic anthropology provided by an American cultural anthropologist‚ Marshall Sahlins. This book is a slight representation in the literature dealing with ‘primitive’ or ‘tribal’ economic life. This book consists of a series of chapters that lacks a proper conclusion of Sahlins discoveries
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that various societies have for scarce resources. 9. You should know the different forms of distribution and exchange. In particular‚ you should be able to distinguish between the market principle‚ redistribution‚ and the various forms of reciprocity. 10. You need to be familiar with the potlatch. Specifically‚ you need to know what it is‚ where it is found‚ how it has changed through time‚ and how it functions at both the local and regional levels. CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Adaptive Strategies
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May 2005 RECIPROCITY: ITS SCOPE‚ RATIONALES‚ AND CONSEQUENCES Serge-Christophe KOLM “Of all the persons‚ however‚ whom nature points out for our peculiar beneficence‚ there are none to whom it seems more properly directed than to those whose beneficence we have ourselves already experienced. Nature‚ which formed men for that mutual kindness‚ so necessary for their happiness‚ renders every man the peculiar object of kindness‚ to the persons to whom
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As we learned in class‚ key relationships people have in their lives could be identified as non-reciprocal relationships or reciprocal relationships. In the following paragraphs‚ I will detail the relationship between me and my landlord‚ Ms. L‚ which is a good example of the reciprocal relationship‚ and my relationship with my previous manager‚ Mr. Q‚ which well represents those non-reciprocal relationships I have in my life. Also‚ I will further evaluate my roles in those two relationships. The
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Barter economy The non-cash exchange of goods and services is known as barter. Bartering was common in earlier societies‚ but is rare in an advanced economy with a stable currency. Barter usually replaces money as the method of exchange in times of monetary crisis. This can occur when the currency may be either unstable or simply unavailable for conducting commerce. A barter exchange operates as a broker and bank. In this type of exchange each participating member has an account that is debited
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The social contract that existed between the basileis and the demos of the Dark Age consisted of expectations. Thus‚ if the basileus were to take more than what the demos gave him‚ the contract became void and made the basileus’ position vulnerable to dissolution. Even though the basileus held substantial power over the demos‚ the demos held the real power. Therefore‚ the social contract satisfied the demos because the demos provided the basileus with their power‚ in doing so‚ the demos also expected
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