Making a Living Flashcards
pastoralism
annual movement of entire group with herds
correlation
association; when one variable changes, another does too
transhumance
system in which only part of population moves seasonally with herds
economizing
allocation of scarce means among alternative ends
Market principle
buying,selling, and valuation based on supply and demand
reciprocity
principle governing exchanges among social equals
generalized reciprocity
exchanges among closely related individuals
negative reciprocity
potentially hostile exchanges among strangers
Potlatch
competitive feast on North Pacific Coast of North America
Balanced reciprocity
social distance increases from general reciprocity, as does the need to reciprocate
redistribution
when goods, services, or their equivalent move from the local level to a center
subsistence fund
work to eat, to replace the calories they use in daily activity
social fund
help friends relatives and neighbors
replacement fund
if something breaks they must fix it or replace it
ceremonial fund
expenditures on ceremonial rituals
