Economic changes, household strategies, and social relations of contemporary Nunavik Inuit
This article examines current economic practices of the Inuit of Nunavik and the consequences of these practices on social relations. In western societies, recourse to market and increasingly frequent use of money have been identified as major factors related to a decline in household production. Th...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247402002711 2024-06-23T07:50:24+00:00 Economic changes, household strategies, and social relations of contemporary Nunavik Inuit Chabot, Marcelle 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247402002711 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247402002711 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 39, issue 1, page 19-34 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 2003 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247402002711 2024-06-05T04:02:50Z This article examines current economic practices of the Inuit of Nunavik and the consequences of these practices on social relations. In western societies, recourse to market and increasingly frequent use of money have been identified as major factors related to a decline in household production. These practices are also associated with a reduction of interpersonal dependency and with the emergence of instrumental rationality. In Nunavik, like in many Arctic regions, money and commodities represent an increasing portion of the economic resources of Inuit households. Household production also contributes substantially to their resources. An examination of the Inuit household budget shows a diversity of lifestyles supported by various economic activities and strategies that aim at satisfying material needs of family members. These strategies demonstrate that Inuit are economically rational and make use of monetary calculation. This rationality does not influence all economic behaviours, which are also motivated by traditional values and customary obligations. However, the emergence of diversity in lifestyles indicates the existence of a greater margin of self-determination for individuals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Polar Record Nunavik Cambridge University Press Arctic Nunavik Polar Record 39 1 19 34 |
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This article examines current economic practices of the Inuit of Nunavik and the consequences of these practices on social relations. In western societies, recourse to market and increasingly frequent use of money have been identified as major factors related to a decline in household production. These practices are also associated with a reduction of interpersonal dependency and with the emergence of instrumental rationality. In Nunavik, like in many Arctic regions, money and commodities represent an increasing portion of the economic resources of Inuit households. Household production also contributes substantially to their resources. An examination of the Inuit household budget shows a diversity of lifestyles supported by various economic activities and strategies that aim at satisfying material needs of family members. These strategies demonstrate that Inuit are economically rational and make use of monetary calculation. This rationality does not influence all economic behaviours, which are also motivated by traditional values and customary obligations. However, the emergence of diversity in lifestyles indicates the existence of a greater margin of self-determination for individuals. |
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