9/17/2013Ongka’s Big Moka1. What are pigs to these people? Why pigs?a. Goodi. payment or gift (currency) vs. shells --> Australian paper moneyii. part of their religion and cultureiii. honorableiv. plentiful resourcev. food source (meat=valuable)vi.symbolizes social class (more pigs = higher status = more wives)vii. cheaper to maintain than other animalsb. Badi. loudii. eat a lotiii. useless - until dead2. Who benefits from having pigs? From giving them away? Who bears the burden of them?a. person who gives the most away benefits the most (status of giver)b. building neighbor relationships increasec. peace offering to keep the peaced. Consequencesi. violenceii. bad reputation and looked at poorlye. the wives took care of the pigs3. What sorts of effects has the outside world had on Papua New Guiana?a. moneyb. trade (coffee) to get the moneyc. way of accounting moneyd. pearl shellse. modern clothing4. Can we understand what is going on in terms like debt or obligation?a. moral obligationb. stressful but excited about itc. have the joy of giving, knowing they should receive something backd. women were overwhelmed and stressed more since they had to cater to more pigs their husband gote. Old Man- important in the ceremony when saying a speech9/17/2013Formalist vs Substantivist1. Formalistsa. western economic conceptsb. emphasizes sameness, comparative approachc. looking at economic principles then applying it to peoplei. economics --> anthropologyd. easy, quick point of comparisone. accessiblef. outside perspectiveg. easy to misread (things could be missed), but politicians understand2. Substantivistsa. emphasizes distinctiveness, particularist approachb. how people are talkingc. anthropology --> economiesd. hard to compare demanding each be looked at one at a timee. hard to take out of contextf. accurateg. inside perspectivesh. tend to use gaps of understandings instead of coming to new conclusionsi. include other kinds of
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