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Reciprocity: informal patterns of social interaction in a Cambodian village
Anthropology and community in Cambodia : reflections on the work of May Ebihara, edited John A Marston • (70) • Published In 2011 • Pages: 153-169
By: Sedara, Kim.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document describes the nature and extent of reciprocity in a Cambodian village called Angkor Krau. It identifies different types of reciprocity taking place in different contexts including intra-households relationships, intera-village reciprocal activities, balanced reciprocity and exchange of labor for rice cultivation, rice borrowing and the use of rice banks and exchange in the raising of animals. The dicussion underscores the significance of reciprocity in maintaining social solidarity and the rural economy. Linking reciprocity with the influence of Buddhist concepts, the document also discusses the importance of ordination ceremonies.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Community structure
- Gift giving
- Exchange transactions
- Borrowing and lending
- Congregations
- Sacred objects and places
- Family relationships
- Nuclear family
- Kin relationships
- Social relationships and groups
- Mutual aid
- Cooperative organization
- Labor supply and employment
- Cereal agriculture
- Property in movables
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cambodians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 2000
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1970-2000
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Angkor Krau, Cambodia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Sedara Kim
- for bibliographical references see document 190
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2011456046
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Khmers