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Structural Analysis Of The “Gifts Exchanged Rings”

Posted on:2016-09-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L HanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2297330503950720Subject:Sociology
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Gifts between people express a courtesy items, and gifts in a way carries social status differences between members of this association property. Through literature review, research connotation of Chinese ritual and gifts, and gifts of the way, found a two-way exchanges of gifts, there is a fixed circle. In this paper, the case-depth interviews, analysis form a "gift exchanges circle" between individuals with status, and superior to subordinate gift exchanges, as well as subordinate to the higher gift exchanges are different.Descriptive analys is of members to contact circle, communication process, the process exits communication circle, comparative analysis of interactions between individuals of the same status, and gift exchanges between the different status of individual differences.The study found that individuals with the status of the formation of the "gift exchanges circle" through interactive exchanges gifts, gift exchanges not only content-specific regulations, and the circle has a regulatory role for members of the group identity, occurs when the status of individuals when the changes will automatically exit the circle, with the status of "social interaction circle" of members of the society have the role of social integration.
Keywords/Search Tags:Gift, Intercourse, Status
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