Question

Imagine that you are an anthropologist doing field study in the Pacific Northwest with a community of indigenous Tlingit people. One day, you witness a HUGE party, where a household head gives away food, blankets, and pieces of copper to other members of the community. Several days after the party, you talk to the head, who you find out almost blew his life savings on the party. He justifies it to you by saying that in giving away those items, he gains more prestige in return. This is an example of which of the following?a. Potlatchb. Insanityc. Negative reciprocityd. Redistributione. Transhumance

Answer 1

Answer: This js an example of POTLATCH.

Explanation: POTLATCH can be defined as a ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity.

Here, potlatch is a traditionally the primary governmental institution, legislative body, and economic system.