This is how the process is called in which a person or object mutually corresponds to another, whether of the same nature or not. In this, aspects such as feedback, influence and decompensation are always involved, in addition to feedback, since it is common for some type of information to be exchanged during interactions.
This concept is widely used in the economy, where reciprocity is spoken of as a system of exchange of goods and informal work, arranged for those territories in which there is no market. Although it is more common in towns, this type of change can be found in different societies.
Reciprocity framed in the economic aspect is commonly studied by anthropology, since it involves the human being and their common practices. Normally, this type of informal system develops when in a certain area, services are not produced, sold or bought.
Therefore, it is necessary, to acquire products that are not owned, to exchange those that are not necessary or, well, can be obtained in other ways. This is also known as barter, and it was the closest thing to an economic system that was obtained in the most primitive times of human history.
According to the research carried out by the American anthropologist, Marshall Sahlins, this can be divided into three categories: generalized reciprocity, in which retribution is not mandatory and may not occur in the short term; reciprocity as an informal and simple system of exchange of goods and negative reciprocity, where the benefit is obtained from the other party involved, but not paid.
