The gift: meanings and motives -- The social meanings of things -- Patterns of giving and receiving -- The anatomy of gratitude -- Women, gifts and power -- Social theory and social ties -- Solidarity, gifts and exclusion -- Family solidarity -- Contemporary solidarity -- Changing solidarity -- Social solidarity and the gift
Summary
"This book brings together two traditions of thinking about social ties: sociological theory on solidarity and anthropological theory on gift exchange. The purpose of the book is to explore how both theoretical traditions may complete and enrich each other, and how they may illuminate transformations in solidarity."--Jacket
Analysis
sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
antropologie
anthropology
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index
