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economic anthropology

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subfield of cultural anthropology that studies economic systems cross-culturally

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economic system

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  1. production (making goods/money)
  2. consumption (using up goods/money)
  3. exchange (transfer of goods/money)
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mode of production

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dominant way of making a living in a culture

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difference between cultural anthropology and economics

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entire ways of people making a living, different methods (fieldwork, participant observation, quantitive/qualitative data) gather emic data

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economic systems research

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rich set of knowledge on diverse ways of making a living. categories=modes

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modes of production

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not only type of production, be involved in more than one, they blend/overlap, some cultures make not fit within only one mode. no correlation between types and superiority of mode

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globalization

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world economy. local systems are linked

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intensification of global trade

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global division of labour (world economy) countries compete unequally for a share of wealth

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modern world economy

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core (1st world countries) periphery

(2,3,4,5 world countries) and zemiperiphery (middle). linked systems, constant flow.

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core

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most profitable activities (high-tech service, manufacturing, financial activities) advanced, strongest government, dominant

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periphery

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least-profitable actives, production of raw materials, foodstuff, labour-intensive, gods, import high-tech goods and services from core. weak governments, dominate by core, disadvantaged

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foraging

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using food available in nature (fishing, gathering, hunting) predominant mode of production. 90% oh humans, danger of extinction (pure form) no gardens, no domesticated animals. sustainable system- untouched by outside influences, abundant land available

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extensive strategy

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production involving temporary use of large areas of land, high degree of spatial mobility. sustainable, regenerated. obtaining/processing foods, not extensive

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division of labour

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gender,age. meat-masculinity. elderly people-caring children, stay at camp. young children-help collect food. circumpolar foragers gender- no overlap. Abolish- man the hunter model

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property relations

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private property

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not found in foraging societies. equal rights

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use rights

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invested in collective group, passed down equally to all children, members of group. property relations in which or person or group has socially recognized priority in access to particular resources (gathering, hunting, fishing) - shared with others with permission

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encroaching on someones area

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serious misdemeanour = violence

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sustainable

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crucial resources are regenerated over time in demand that population makes on them

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sustainability of foraging

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not pathetic or inadequate. foragers’ needs are modest. original affluent society- needs satisfied with minimal labour efforts

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adaptation to seasonal fluctuations in food supply

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minimize food intake during times one plenty, thinness

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minimal labour efforts

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satisfy needs for goods, affluent, less work time, more leisure time, storytelling, games ,resting, good health

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horticulture (shifting cultivation)

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sustainable system. Production based on cultivating domesticated plans in gardens using hand tools. Shifting cultivation, extensive strategy, more labour intensive. domestication of of plants and animals, crops, hand gardens with tools no human systems. Changes in plants and animals leads to greater control by humans in terms of location and reproduction. crops rotated land must fallow. produce profits=consumer goods. less population growth, government pressure. great wealth, foundation for complex and rich civilizations.

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Stages in horticulture

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clearing- cleared, are on fire=fertilizer
planting- loosen soil, place seeds
weeding- little weeding
harvesting- substantial labour to cut and dig crops and bring them to residential population density low
fallowing- unused for number of years= regains fertility

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division of labour-horticulture
gender and age. specific roles. prestige foods cultivate prestige crops. men-clear garden, hunting and fishing, clearing and cultivating. women- food processing, plant, tend to cultivate staple crops, stable food. men higher public status than women. children active engaged, origins of different division of labour have implications for mens and women status.
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women's contribution to food production- horticulture
necessary but not sufficient for high status. do not contribute to producing= low status if they do contribute to producing=may or may not have high status
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control over production
public distribution beyond the family= no control over product and distribution
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children
more productive work than any other modes of production, fulfills what would be adult roles in other economic systems
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property relations
use rights are important, more clearly defined and formalized. surplus goods- social inequality rules about sharing with larger group decline in importance (higher status)
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fallowing
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pastoralism
based on domestication of animal herds and use of their products (meat, milk) for atleast half (most) of their diet. trade links with foragers, horticulturalists, farmers to obtain food and goods they can't obtain themselves. more where pasture is. many animal products. movement of animals to pasture. economy, ecology, political organization are linked within environment well endowed with resources and setter communities
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ranching
moves fodder to animals, provide meat for sale
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problem for pastoralism
continued need too fresh pasture for animals. extensive form of economic adaption
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long-distance herding
vulnerable to raids, require negotiation with settlements for permission to cross lands. develop confederacy of tribes into centralized political organization for protection
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division of labour- pastoralism
families (basic unit of production), cluster of families. gender age. little overlap. stable value on mobility. social equality is common norm. gender- clearly divided, men-herding, women-processing. culture emphasis on masculinity
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size of animals- pastoralism
girls-smaller animals graze less widely, penned near house boys- pastured farther away children important helping roles in tending herds
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property relations- pastoralism
1. animals | 2. housing and domestic goods (their own0
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private property of animals
family head can trade for other goods
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use rights
regulate pasture land and migratory routes, informal regulated through oral tradition
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pastoralism as sustainable system
extremely valued environment. highly successful and sustainable economic system- complimentary with other economic systems.
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sedentism
settle down. external constraint on pastoralism
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agriculture (farming)
growing crops on permanent plots with ice of plowing, irrigation and fertilizer. intensive strategy. techniques same plot of land to be used without losing fertility repeatedly. substantial amount of labour (weeding, fertilizing, water supply)
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domesticated animals
plowing, transportation, organic fertilizer (manure, compost)
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artifice water sources
irrigation channels, terracing the land
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indigenous knowledge
local knowledge of environment, plants animals and resources. displaced by others methods (declining)
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occupational specialization
permanent settlemenstand, larger families, take on repairing full time, don't grow own food, trading for food with farmers
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family farming (peasant agriculture, food growing)
production support family, produce goods for sale, larger market economic system, cross-cultural variety
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division of labour- family farming
gender and age. subject of much anthropological research. men-bulk, women-dominant in marketing and home, work more hours, inside and outside work
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public privacy dichotomy
gender division in society that emerged with agriculture, men are more involved with non-domestic domain, women more involved in activities near home. compared to other systems men and womens hours are just as high
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female farming systems
females play major role in production of family farms own land make decisions, backbone. men plow fields
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wet rice agriculture
labour intensive way of growing rice- starting seedlings in nurseries and transplanting to flooded fields.
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children role- family farming
prominent on minor (farm animals)
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property relations-family farming
clearing, terracing, fencing- development of firmly alienated and protected property rights. rights to land can be sold and acquired
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guidelines
inheritance and transfer of rights through marriage
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law and police
protect private rights to resources
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marked gender division of labour
men-highly valued tasks and goods. valued in outside world. dominant roles women- food processing, family maintenance, no income or exchange value, excluded from land rights and property controls. high status
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industrial agriculture
capital intensive, uses more energy, decline of family farm. produces crops through capital intensive means which machinery and purchase inputs (fertilizers for human and animal labour) machines instead of human labour, industrialized countries
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corporate farms
huge agricultural enterprises that produce goods for sale owned and operated by companies on hired labour
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social effects
increased use of complex technology on new plant
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animal varieties
displaced of small landholders and field labourers
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increased use of capital (money property)
increased production, reduce flexibility
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increased use of energy grow crops
farmers dependence on global market of energy supplies
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intro to genetically engineered crops
genetically altered food, selected food in the past, genetic technology
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industrial collectivized agriculture
rare in cultural anthropology, industrialized tindustrialized agriculture that involves non private control of land, technology, goods produced. greater economic equality, greater sense of welfare than possible under competitive capitalism. good-consumer demand not necessary
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state farms
paid wages, small garden for own use, child care facilities, shopping centres
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collective farms
owned and controlled by members, earnings determined by tool farm production, lower wags
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women
agricultural and reproductive labour
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men
industrial
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sustainability of agriculture
labour inputs, technology, non-renewable , natural resources. undermining sustainability of other systems, displacing long-standing economic systems. destruction of important habitats for agricultural land water, energy sources for support its enterprises
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industrialism
production of goods through mass employment in business and commercial operations. agriculture employment decreases, manufacturing jobs increase
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formal sector
salaried and wage-leased work registered in official statements. stable and lucrative jobs to unstable part time lucrative jobs
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informal sector
work outside formal sector, not officially registered illegal. underground economy. less willing to be studied or organized, sense of pride less often more time. more than one enterprise (prostitution). look beyond emic worlds to global structures that generate or support the bad. child labour, childhood goods, child rights. voices views of children, people who pay for sex, poverty in children
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european colonialism
dramatic effects on indigenous peoples production
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western capitalism
far reaching effects on local economics with which it comes in contrast
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global economy
interconnectedness of all aspects on international, transnational, rational, local economies (raw materials, labour supply, transportation, finance, marketing. electronic forms of communication, world economic power centre (sneezes rest of the world will catch a cold)
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effects of economic globalization on party and inequality
national figure- beneficial | cultural anthropology- negative effects
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3 negative effects
increase in commercial production in response to demands of global market recruitment of foragers- horticulturalists, pastoralists, family farmers in work industrialized sector (exploitation)
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dispossession of local people land
other resources due to growth (unemployed, displaced people)
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foraging
horticultural groups become more involved in global economy on own terms. cultured destroyed by intrusion of western economic interests, local knowledge lost, people demoralized, distressed, ill, suicidal
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foragers- tiwi northern australia
international recognition, actively manage supports own terms and values. before- gathered foods, hunted, comfortable life, foreign influences, fish, setlled villagers, iron, football waterloo, highly recognized. introduced western goods now- public affair, politics, tourism
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horticulturalists- munducuru of brazilian amazon
maintenance of many aspects of traditional life to complete loss of traditional life-ways
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rubber plantations
combining horticultural with work on rubber farms
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indians work for brazilians
migrate to rubber area year round
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traditional villages
women water carrying tasks, men live seperately and visit occasionally
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rubber settlement
live together, men carry water (work harder) womenwork more hours than men better because they live in the same house
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pastoralist- herds of mongolia
dependent on food, money, animal herds. transformed into agricultural and industrial slate. urban population grow, rural decline, social services (health education) no homelessness or unemployment, dependence on state services, ban private ownership, collectivize heroes (negative). adjust to dramatic restructing of economy (private heading to collectivized herding back to po private herding). social services- less available, standard of living are down and herding practices part of global economy
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privatization
transferring collective ownership, provision of goods ad services to system of private ownership. governments policy guideline. Collective ownership of herds (abandoned), family (organized production, reinstated) standard of living declined, goods no longer available, prices fluctuated, market fluctuations, lower prices=less slaughtered= exceeding grassland capacity
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family farmers- maya of chapas, mexico
increase in public spending. independent small family farms to dependent on wage work. before- growing corn, selling corn nearby independent of outside forces in b own terms food supply. Closely knit, social boundaries define by commitment to roles and ceremonies now- connected with forces beyond borders, massive increase in public spending by government (foods, schools) agricultural change, crop diversification, increase production) oil boom, huge amount of cash to local economy, led to wage work, unemployment. Transformation from production for own-use to production for sale within monopolized system of trade for profit. more prosperous, monetized, dependent on outside economy. Social differentiation is higher while social solidarity is lower. raised income level, households lest access to cash=left behind (headed by a woman on her own)
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risk adverse
avoid adapting new innovations
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conservatism
adaptive, intimate knowledge of systems, assessing costs and benefits, decision-makers
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industrialists- factory workers ohio
increased mechanization, unemployment (migrating, finding new ways to spend time) manufacture decline. stress and mental disorder increase. factory workers= place of employment is crucial, identities bound of place of employement
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global capitalism- tawainese in south africa
after dismantling of apartheid, forge links with tawainese businesses to transfer economic miracle. hierarchical system (resentment) failed. tawainese industrialists separated from workers (racial, economic, social divide) focal point of local political conflict. Has not withered away. prioritize culture over nature. economic lifestyle demands less resources, more sustainable culture and nature closer together
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social miracle
family based production compliance among workers (age, gender)
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global incorporation
more powerfully felt in localities worldwide
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plantations
grow tea, coffee, rubber, poor social welfare for workers, concentrated ownership of land, hired labour, severe inequality, dominant in former colonies
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capital
wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as staring a company or investing
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capitalism
economic system based on goal of profit making and organized around production for sale and involving consumption patterns satisfied through markets
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consumption
using up goods for expending funds
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corporate farms
companies that own or influence farms and agricultural practices on a large scale

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