The Kula ring is a form of _____ that reinforces trade relations among a group of seafaring Melanesians inhabiting a ring of islands off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea
a. negative reciprocity
b. balanced reciprocity
c. market exchange
d. silent trade
e. generalized reciprocity
ANSWER: b
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