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Which of the following economic principles is generally dominant in industrial society?


A) generalized exchange
B) the market principle
C) redistribution
D) negative reciprocity
E) balanced reciprocity

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Generalized reciprocity


A) is characterized by the immediate return of the object exchanged.
B) is the characteristic form of exchange in egalitarian societies.
C) usually develops after redistribution but before the market principle.
D) disappears with the origin of the state.
E) is exemplified by silent trade.

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Do people in all societies maximize material benefits? If not, what other things could be maximized to help explain their motives in everyday life? Do anthropologists believe that the profit maximization motive is a universal? What do you think? Explain your answer.

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Who are peasants?


A) people who ignore social norms of behavior
B) small farmers who own their own land and sell all their crops to buy necessities
C) rural people who produce food for their own subsistence but also sell their surpluses
D) anyone who lives in the country
E) anyone who falls below the poverty line

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