RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF COMMUNICATIONS MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAM “SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY” Essay in course “Kinship” Reciprocity and free hospitality concept. CouchSurfing network in Riga. 1st years student Ieva Irbina Riga‚ 2013 The concept of reciprocity in the host - guest form has been recognized for centuries. The way of relationships between hosts and guests depends on many factors‚ including cultural concept of hospitality. During times host - guest concept obtained
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the effect of reciprocity can be found in the merchandising field as well. In spite of the large number of possible examples‚ it is possible to take a look at a familiar example of a “free sample.” As a marketing technique‚ the free sample has a long and effective history. In most instances‚ prospective customers are given a small amount of the product‚ which is provided with the following purpose: customers are told to try it to see if they like it. The principle of reciprocity says that they will
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mainly served as maintain a social relationship between groups. Hxaro gift exchange was not only to maintain social relationship between groups; it was also a way to minimize conflict and violence among the people. It is a type of balanced reciprocity whereby the gifts given will balance out at the end. Hxaro is also done among family members. As nomads‚ hxaro exchange plays an important role in the Ju/hoansi people in social relation to help them maintain contacts with different groups. (2013:
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of competitive feasting‚ rival Big Men on all sides *The guests are not transformed‚ they remain enemies or rivals *The huge quantities of goods given away – does it seem strange to you? *Both redistribution and balanced leading to negative reciprocity here. General Notes: *Headmen can only persuade‚ not order people around. If he pushes too hard‚ people will not go along with him. *Ongka lives in the men’s house which is communal. He has 4 wives and 9 children. Each wife has her own residence
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"India’s gift to World" Swami Vivekananda‚ the Hindoo monk‚ delivered a lecture Monday night under the auspices of the Brooklyn Ethical Association before a fairly large audience at the hall of the Long Island Historical Society‚ corner Pierrepont and Clinton streets. His subject was "India’s Gift to the World". He spoke of the wondrous beauties of his native land‚ "where stood the earliest cradle of ethics‚ arts‚ sciences‚ and literature‚ and the integrity of whose sons and the virtue
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exchange and reciprocity in societies Gift exchange is a key aspect of life and is constantly employed within cultures to maintain social relations between people. Seldom acknowledged and hardly spoken about‚ there are many unwritten rules that determine what we give‚ the quantity given‚ and to whom we give. Reciprocity is closely intertwined with gift exchange as it describes a situation in which an item or service is repaid. According to Mauss (as cited in Reciprocity‚ n.d.)‚ reciprocity entails a
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Reciprocity – The principle of reciprocity is when one person does something the other person feels the need to do it back to the first person. It is a conjoint exchange. A personal example in business where the principle of reciprocity is used very often now in purchasing is when a sales man takes you out to lunch we will reciprocate and take them to lunch the next time. It becomes a tradeoff as to who is buying lunch. Scarcity – The principle of scarcity is when a person wants what they cannot
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New Guinea who experience their lives through reciprocity. The way the Kaluli form relationships amongst one another‚ communicate‚ and practice their everyday lives is based through gift-giving and reciprocity. The Kaluli are socially dependent beings who have constructed a social mechanism in which everyone participates in the art of reciprocity to maintain and build these social relations with one another. The Kaluli reify and bring to life reciprocity through ceremonies such as Gisaro‚ through food
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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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