Barth: Definitions

Question 38

How did Barth define transaction in ‘Models of social organization’ (1966)?

Answer 38

Barth (1966:4) defines transaction as:

• ‘…the process which results where the parties…*
• …in the course of their interactions…*
• …systematically try to assure…*
• …that the value gained for them is greater or equal to the value lost.’*

Question 40

Focus on knowledge

What is it that Barth (2007:15) argues that a focus on knowledge helps us to do?

Answer 40

To unravel the disordered system of partial connections made up by local communities.

Question 51

The generative model

How does Barth define the concept of generative models?

Answer 51

A model that…

“seeks to identify a set of factors…

…that, through specified operations,

…will produce a determined output” (2007:8)

Question 52

Hva er det Barth (1966:4) mener at partene helt systematisk prøver å sikre seg i den typen process som Barth kaller en transaksjon?

Answer 52

At den verdien de får ut av det er større enn eller lik den verdien de taper.

Question 53

Through which 2 steps is it that Barth (2007:15) argues that we should go about (focusing on knowledge) in order to unravel the disordered system of partial connections made up by local communities?

Answer 53

By modeling the processes that are at work here and now, by identifying:

(i) the ideas that are reproduced and created and
(ii) the transactions in knowledge that embed ideas in social relations.

Question 54

Barth (2002:3) mener at kunnskap har tre aspekter som gjøres gjeldende i enhver kunnskapstransaksjon.

Hvilke tre aspekter?

Answer 54

• Korpus
• Medium
• Sosial organisasjon