HUMN1067 - Week 5 - Ethnographies of Gift Giving by Mirela Cufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2 en-us 2024-11-27 09:36:11 UTC 2025-09-09 13:39:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f381.png RECAP OF WEEK 4 mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236485628 Last week, we explored the different ways we present ourselves. What did you find the most interesting about last week's lesson?

]]> 2024-11-27 09:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236485628 Erving Goffman on The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236496718 We also explored Erving Goffman's chapter on DRAMATURGY. Does anyone remember what dramaturgy means?


Let's unpack Goffman's theory together as a class.

]]> 2024-11-27 09:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236496718 Gift Giving from a Sociological Perspective mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236514392 What great timing to be exploring this topic amidst the gift-giving season of Eid and Easter!


Who in this class is a gift giver?

Who is more of a gift receiver?

Is gift giving anyone's love language?

]]> 2024-11-27 10:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236514392 Now, let's explore your own experiences! mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236524494 We often develop a set of values and beliefs about gift-giving without even realising it. Friends and family, and our own experiences of giving and receiving gifts, often lead us to form strong views about what makes appropriate gifts, who you should and shouldn’t buy gifts for, how much you should spend, and how you should wrap gifts, among other aspects of gift-giving. CLICK ON THE IMAGE to complete the activity.


]]> 2024-11-27 10:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236524494 To Give or Not to Give? mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236536119 2024-11-27 10:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236536119 The Element of Surprise mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236536647 2024-11-27 10:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236536647 BEFORE we dive in... mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236539398 What is phenomenology?

]]> 2024-11-27 10:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236539398 What are your thoughts on the two videos we just watched? mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236541347 2024-11-27 10:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236541347 Berking on Gift Giving mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236544452 Let's read through the highlighted sections of the Berking reading together as a class, including the introduction!

]]> 2024-11-27 10:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236544452 THE END... Or is it? mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236546810 Now it's time for us to start thinking about Assessment 2 - your observation task!

]]> 2024-11-27 10:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3236546810 Mirela's Eid Gift Giving - An Observation mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3393770304 Let's practice applying key concepts and ideas from Berking's reading to an example! Click on the Padlet above to complete this activity.

]]> 2025-04-03 03:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3393770304 What is ethics? mcufurovic https://padlet.com/westernsydneyuniversity/zry05egggsrucnh2/wish/3393783608 Let's watch this video to get you prepped for your very essential Ethics Quiz!

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