...fact that it involves a series of mediated relationships. One central form of mediation, of course, is provided by property - the access to resources,...claims, and the acceptance of obligations and duties. Other forms of mediation can be found within the spheres of production and exchange or in the sphere...

...range of factors influenced their mediation and so the dynamics of community. Mediating forces included 'property - the access to resources, the apportionment...claims, and the acceptance of obligations and duties'. Similarly 'status mattered, and so did gender. There were limits to what could be said. And anyone...