Norbert Elias drew on one of this man's theories to explain the concept of habitus; that theory is the idea that non-discursive actions, like hand gestures, complete embody objects of culture and is called the "technique of the body." He drew on fieldwork conducted by Bronislaw Malinowski to write his most notable work. This man's most famous essay was written about (*) items which are infused completely with the identity of their original owners, meaning they cannot be totally alienated from them, which embodies the co
Norbert Elias drew on one of this man's theories to explain the concept of habitus; that theory is the idea that non-discursive actions, like hand gestures, complete embody objects of culture and is called the "technique of the body." He drew on fieldwork conducted by Bronislaw Malinowski to write his most notable work. This man's most famous essay was written about (*) items which are infused completely with the identity of their original owners, meaning they cannot be totally alienated from them, which embodies the concept of "total prestation," preventing them from being free from the expectation of reciprocity. For 10 points, name this author of The Gift, a French sociologist.
Norbert Elias drew on one of this man's theories to explain the concept of habitus; that theory is the idea that non-discursive actions, like hand gestures, complete embody objects of culture and is called the "technique of the body."
Marcel {Mauss}