Revisiting the social rules of Christmas gift-giving:
a study in southern Brazil
Keywords:
Gift-giving, Christmas, Rules, CaplowAbstract
Based on the nine rules for giving gifts at Christmas identified by Caplow (1984), this study investigates their replication in another era, 37 years later and in another culture, the Brazilian one. To this end, a qualitative approach was used, through in-depth interviews, documentary research and participant observation, using categorical thematic analysis. Changes were observed in the configurations of Caplow's (1984) gift-giving rules, assumed by Brazilian consumers during the Christmas period, regarding distribution and decoration. New configurations of the rules of reciprocity, tree, packaging and scale were also identified. The rules of dinner, selection and suitability supported the premises of the original study by Caplow (1984).
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