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It has a long history in anthropology. If you take a course in anthropology, especially if the focus of the course is on the so-called "primitive tribes" who we
by lkrubner 5y ago
It has a long history in anthropology. If you take a course in anthropology, especially if the focus of the course is on the so-called "primitive tribes" who were the focus of so much research in the early and mid 20th Century, then you realize "gift-giving" is, in this field, a bit of technical jargon, given a very specific meaning in this kind of research.