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Anthro Test 2

Living & Consumption and Exchange

QuestionAnswer
Economic system the linked processes of livelihood, consumption and exchange
food security the ability to obtain an adequate diet in order to sustain health
mode of livelihood the dominant way of making a living in a culture
extensive strategy a form of livelihood involving temporary use of large areas of land
use rights a person has socially recognized priority in access to resources in an area
intensive strategy a form of livelihood that involves continuous use of the same land and resources
industrial capital agriculture a form of agriculture that is capital-intesive, substituting machinery for human and animal labor
formal sector salaried or wage based work
informal sector work that is not officially registered, illegal
mode of consumption the dominant pattern of spending resources in order to satisfy demands
mode of exchange the dominant pattern of transferring goods/services between groups/people
minimalism a mode of consumption that emphasizes simplicity
consumerism a mode of consumption in which peoples demands are infinite
leveling mechanism an unwritten rule that prevents someone from becoming wealthier or more powerful than anyone else
consumption fund a budget used to provide for consumption needs
entitlement a culturally defined right to life-sustaining resources
cash crop a plant grown primarily for sale rather than for one's own use
generalized reciprocity exchange involving the least conscious sense of interest in material gain
pure gift something given with no expectation of a return
balanced exchange the goal is eventual equality in value
unbalanced exchange one party seeks to make a profit
expected reciprocity an exchange of equal valued goods between people equal in social status
market exchange the buying and selling of commodities under competitive conditions
redistribution one person collecting goods from multiple people and then giving it all back to different people
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