Which of the following sociologists’ ideas on the practice of receiving and giving gifts are used by J.…
Marcel Mauss’s account of the gift and obligations of exchange is the relevant sociological source for Miller’s discussion of hosts, guests and reciprocity. Durkheim, Weber…
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Which of the following sociologists’ ideas on the practice of receiving and giving gifts are used by J. Hillis Miller to reinforce her arguments in the essay, Critic as Host?
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Marcel Mauss’s account of the gift and obligations of exchange is the relevant sociological source for Miller’s discussion of hosts, guests and reciprocity. Durkheim, Weber and Bell are major sociologists but do not identify the specific gift-exchange argument. The source’s pronoun “her” for Miller is retained as a printing issue.
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