Sociology, Volume 35Clarendon Press, 2001 - Sociology |
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Page 69
... ( giving food to other persons or letting them stay in one's house ) , giving care or help , and giving blood or organs . A questionnaire with both precoded and open questions was sent to 3,000 households from all over the country and ...
... ( giving food to other persons or letting them stay in one's house ) , giving care or help , and giving blood or organs . A questionnaire with both precoded and open questions was sent to 3,000 households from all over the country and ...
Page 70
... giving of gifts serves to confer status and prestige on the giver , thereby putting the recipient in a position of almost impossible indebtedness . Marcel Mauss describes how the North- American Indians ( among others ) went so far as ...
... giving of gifts serves to confer status and prestige on the giver , thereby putting the recipient in a position of almost impossible indebtedness . Marcel Mauss describes how the North- American Indians ( among others ) went so far as ...
Page 71
... giving : most gifts appear to be followed by a return gift at some point in time ; moreover , those who give many ... Giving and receiving . In our society people have to give and receive . That's how it is . We ourselves receive as well ...
... giving : most gifts appear to be followed by a return gift at some point in time ; moreover , those who give many ... Giving and receiving . In our society people have to give and receive . That's how it is . We ourselves receive as well ...
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