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kamilo84

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What is the system of exchange among American Indians that involves a competitive giveaway in order to attain social status and distribute goods?
 
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Question 2

Name and describe three types of reciprocity.
 
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zenzy

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Answer to Question 1

It is the potlatch.

Answer to Question 2

Generalized is giving with no expectation of return; balanced is giving with the
expectation of return in equal value at some point in the not-too-distant future; and
negative is exchange in which partners try to take advantage of each other.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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