ANTH 230 (Introduction to Economic Anthropology) Course Guide: Home

These time management tools will help you break down your assignment into manageable steps, and create schedules for you to follow so you can complete your assignment on time!

When you search the library for books or articles, you will need to search using keywords. Unlike Google, our databases are not very smart and do not understand full sentences. 

To get you started, here's a list of keywords you may want to use when searching for sources:

• "material goods" 
• "systems of exchange" OR "market transactions" 
• "gift giving" OR redistribution OR reciprocity 
• "balanced reciprocity" OR "symmetrical reciprocity"
• "Kula ring"
• Potlatch
• "means of production"
• markets OR "market-based societies" OR "market exchange"
• "Big Man"
• "command economies" 
• distribution
• "social groups" OR "social status" OR politics OR power 

These are just suggestions to get you started. The best keywords to use will depend on your paper topic. 

Learning to search databases takes practice and persistence! If you get stuck, try brainstorming new keywords or trying different combinations of keywords. If you're really stuck, come see a librarian for extra help. 

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