Abstract

MARTINS, Paulo Henrique. The Value of the Relational: On Demands for Gifts in Dystopian Situations. Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais [online]. 2023, n.130, pp.51-72.  Epub May 31, 2023. ISSN 2182-7435.  https://doi.org/10.4000/rccs.14444.

The turbulent conjuncture of global society contributes to deepening the revision of the normative foundations of the social sciences and sociology, favoring changes in analytical perspectives. This is very evident in the studies on the gift as systematized by interpreters of Marcel Mauss gathered in the Revue du MAUSS (Anti-Utilitarian Movement in the Social Sciences). These authors update the theoretical-methodological contribution of the gift - initially formulated with three movements, give-receive-retribute - with the introduction of a fourth movement. Thus, we have a broader system of exchanges, ask-give-receive-retribute, whose main formulator is Alain Caillé. This innovation makes it easier to understand voluntary exchanges between individuals situated in distinct moral and economic hierarchies that could not be explained within the limits of the previous triadic system. This new system accompanies the development of studies on relational sociology.

Keywords : dystopia; gift; reciprocity; social vulnerability.

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