Favor and Relationship: Study on “Kat Bba” in Yi Society

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10.2991/assehr.k.201127.109How to use a DOI?

Keywords

gift exchange, social relations of Yi, human favor

Abstract

This paper makes an in-depth study concerning the unique forms of gift exchange in the Yi area of Liangshan by means of anthropological fieldwork. This paper analyzes the motivation, emotion and purpose of gift exchange in different situations. It is found that Kat bba in traditional Yi society has already changed in form and function during the development of modern society. The Kat bba of Yi People Society today is more of a means that builds human relationships. People use this “expressive gift” to build relationships, make connections, and form their own social networks.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yan Luo
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/28
TI  - Favor and Relationship: Study on “Kat Bba” in Yi Society
BT  - Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Education, Language and Inter-cultural Communication (ELIC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 549
EP  - 553
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201127.109
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201127.109
ID  - Luo2020
ER  -