Arapesh Society Research Paper
Economy in an Arapesh society By saying that "the economic process...is embedded in noneconomic institutions," Karl Polanyi means that even though there is no such term as “economy“ in noneconomic institutions, it still has economic activities, but only much harder to identify. That only the concepts of economy and not the term “economy” (which was coined only 200 years ago by a group of French thinkers) itself are being used in these institutions. The goal in these institutions is not to get wealthier, but to achieve other things, like stronger relations and kinship. The economic activities are embedded in the society but not for profitable economic reasons or a measure of wealth, like they are in the modern society. For example, how economic elements are set in use in different social relationships of a non-economic character like it is in the Arapesh society.
In a disembedded economy, also known as market economy, the …show more content…
But they still participate in economic activities. They base their economic activities around the necessary steps of survival by giving each other what they bring home from a hunt or what is left after they build their house. Eating what you kill yourself is seen as crime in the Arapesh society. So within the society, one gives to others and others give back. This is to tie the community together and is seen as means of kinship and building relationships, and a very effective way of preventing divisions within the society. If an Arapesh man gives his brother a dead bird to eat, he does not expect anything back in exchange right there and then, or later, but he will always get something, because of the rules of the society. So, they do not have the idea of an economy even though you can see economic activities in their society, and they do not need it because it does not apply in any useful
In a disembedded economy, also known as market economy, the …show more content…
But they still participate in economic activities. They base their economic activities around the necessary steps of survival by giving each other what they bring home from a hunt or what is left after they build their house. Eating what you kill yourself is seen as crime in the Arapesh society. So within the society, one gives to others and others give back. This is to tie the community together and is seen as means of kinship and building relationships, and a very effective way of preventing divisions within the society. If an Arapesh man gives his brother a dead bird to eat, he does not expect anything back in exchange right there and then, or later, but he will always get something, because of the rules of the society. So, they do not have the idea of an economy even though you can see economic activities in their society, and they do not need it because it does not apply in any useful