Economic anthropologists do not necessarily assume that people know what they want (or why they want it) or that they are free to act on their own individual desires.
For something to be cultural it must be __________.
For something to be cultural it must be __________.
A person who judges other cultures solely in terms of his or…
A person who judges other cultures solely in terms of his or her own culture is said to be _________.
Generally speaking, foraging societies have small population…
Generally speaking, foraging societies have small populations and what type of social structure?
In studying reciprocity, anthropologists regard gifts as:
In studying reciprocity, anthropologists regard gifts as:
The cultural norms and attitudes surrounding food and eating…
The cultural norms and attitudes surrounding food and eating are known as
Generalized reciprocity is most likely between __________.
Generalized reciprocity is most likely between __________.
The changeover to food production occurred about __________…
The changeover to food production occurred about __________ years ago.
The Kwakwaka’wakw tradition of the “potlach” is an example o…
The Kwakwaka’wakw tradition of the “potlach” is an example of this mode of subsistence:
The web of social connections that we can trace through subs…
The web of social connections that we can trace through subsistence provide a very particular kind of anthropological insight into how societies function at their most basic level.