essay
The self and the product: concepts of work in comparative perspective
social anthropology of work • London • Published In 1979 • Pages: 287-315
By: Schwimmer, Eric G..
Abstract
This source is primarily a consideration of cross-cultural comparisons of the concept of 'work' the author illustrates his theoretical points with some data from his research on Orokaiva. He attempts to demonstrate that Orokaiva differentiate among several types of 'work' according to the ultimate disposition of the 'value' realized from each type, and that among pre-contact Orokaiva 'work' was a religious, not an economic category.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- David Sherwood ; 1984
- Field Date
- 1966-1970
- Coverage Date
- 1966-1970
- Coverage Place
- Popondetta Sub-District of the Northern District of Papua; Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- By Erik Schwimmer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-315)
- LCCN
- 79041277
- LCSH
- Orokaiva (Papua New Guinea people)