Gift Giving and the Emotional Significance of Family and Friends  

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Komter, Aafke E. ; Vollebergh, Wilma

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Marriage and the Family vol. 59 no. 3 (Aug. 1997), page 747-757.
Topik: gift giving; friendship relationship; family

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: J43 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Gift exchange has been studied mainly by anthropologists. The work of Malinowski and Sahlins suggests a relationship between the closeness of social relationships and the purity of the gift (the extent to which it is given as an expression of sympathy and without concrete expectations of returns). This article examines gift giving in Western society. An emotional hierarchy of different social relationships was constructed on the basis of an analysis of feelings accompanying gift giving. The results suggest that friendships are emotionally more important than ties to extended kin.

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