Sociology of Giving (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)

<p>We all give and receive gifts. But few of us reflect on the risks and uncertainties inherent to this form. For example, to give means to acquire power, to effect a symbolic exchange, to initiate ties and alliances, to convey social messages to others and to classify our own status. Gift-giving is also a device to register honour and shame, to show solidarity, to equalize and to create intimacy. </p> <p>This fascinating volumelooks at the ambivalence of gift-giving; contemporary gift-giving, its motives, occasions and its rules; examines `sacrifice′, `food-sharing′ and `gift-giving′ as those basic institutions upon which symbolic orders of `traditional′ society rely; and considers the historical invention of hospitality, paving the</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Berking, Helmuth

Social Sciences

Sage Publications Ltd.

We all give and receive gifts. But few of us reflect on the risks and uncertainties inherent to this form. For example, to give means to acquire power, to effect a symbolic exchange, to initiate ties and alliances, to convey social messages to others and to classify our own status. Gift-giving is also a device to register honour and shame, to show solidarity, to equalize and to create intimacy.  This fascinating volume looks at the ambivalence of gift-giving; contemporary gift-giving, its motives, occasions and its rules; examines `sacrifice′, `food-sharing′ and `gift-giving′ as those basic institutions upon which symbolic orders of `traditional′ society rely; and considers the historical invention of hospitality, paving the

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Sociology of Giving (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)

Sociology of Giving (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)