Sociology, Volume 35Clarendon Press, 2001 - Sociology |
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statement that ' a commodity has value and a gift does not . A gift has worth ... You can't put a price on it ... gifts and the detached nature of commodity exchange , gifts have become associated with community and with being ...
statement that ' a commodity has value and a gift does not . A gift has worth ... You can't put a price on it ... gifts and the detached nature of commodity exchange , gifts have become associated with community and with being ...
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The four basic meanings of gifts The main research question was : who gives what to whom , and why ? A series of questions derived from this main question were posed for several kinds of gifts : presents , money gifts , hospitality ...
The four basic meanings of gifts The main research question was : who gives what to whom , and why ? A series of questions derived from this main question were posed for several kinds of gifts : presents , money gifts , hospitality ...
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... gift is very often not consciously realised , research results show that the empirical pattern is that of reciprocal giving : most gifts appear to be followed by a return gift at some point in time ; moreover , those who give many gifts ...
... gift is very often not consciously realised , research results show that the empirical pattern is that of reciprocal giving : most gifts appear to be followed by a return gift at some point in time ; moreover , those who give many gifts ...
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