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Anthro Test 2
Living & Consumption and Exchange
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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