Economic changes, household strategies, and social relations of contemporary Nunavik Inuit. Polar Record 39(1):19
ABSTRACT. 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 prod...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.663.9394 2023-05-15T15:05:07+02:00 Economic changes, household strategies, and social relations of contemporary Nunavik Inuit. Polar Record 39(1):19 Marcelle Chabot The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.663.9394 http://www.chaireconditionautochtone.fss.ulaval.ca/documents/PDF/97.pdf?origin%3Dpublication_detail en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.663.9394 http://www.chaireconditionautochtone.fss.ulaval.ca/documents/PDF/97.pdf?origin%3Dpublication_detail Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.chaireconditionautochtone.fss.ulaval.ca/documents/PDF/97.pdf?origin%3Dpublication_detail Contents text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T17:00:27Z ABSTRACT. 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 Text Arctic inuit Nunavik Unknown Arctic Nunavik |
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ABSTRACT. 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 |
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