TY - JOUR
T1 - Demand Sharing: Reciprocity and the Pressure for Generosity among Foragers
AU - Peterson, Nicolas
PY - 1993/1/1
Y1 - 1993/1/1
N2 - Despite the prevalence of an ethic of generosity among foragers, much sharing is by demand rather than by unsolicited giving. Although a behavioristic model of demand sharing can be seen as matching sociobiological expectations, the emphasis here is on the social and symbolic significance of the practice. It is argued that demand sharing involves testing, assertive, and/or substantiating behavior and is important in the constitution of social relations in egalitarian societies. 1993 American Anthropological Association
AB - Despite the prevalence of an ethic of generosity among foragers, much sharing is by demand rather than by unsolicited giving. Although a behavioristic model of demand sharing can be seen as matching sociobiological expectations, the emphasis here is on the social and symbolic significance of the practice. It is argued that demand sharing involves testing, assertive, and/or substantiating behavior and is important in the constitution of social relations in egalitarian societies. 1993 American Anthropological Association
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U2 - 10.1525/aa.1993.95.4.02a00050
DO - 10.1525/aa.1993.95.4.02a00050
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:21344493108
SN - 0002-7294
VL - 95
SP - 860
EP - 874
JO - American Anthropologist
JF - American Anthropologist
IS - 4
ER -