Chapter 12 Flashcards
power
Transformative capacity; the ability to transform a given situation.
political anthropology
The study of social power in human society.
free agency
The freedom of self-contained individuals to pursue their own interests above everything else and to challenge one another for dominance.
**ideology
A worldview that justifies the social arrangements under which people live.
**domination
Coercive rule.
**hegemony
The persuasion of subordinates to accept the ideology of the dominant group by mutual accommodations that nevertheless preserve the rulers’ privileged position.
biopower
Forms of power preoccupied with bodies, both the bodies of citizens and the social body of the state itself.
**governmentality
The art of governing appropriately to promote the welfare of populations within a state.
social power
transformative capacity that affects an entire social group
interpersonal power
involves ability of one person to impose their will on another
organizational power
highlights how individuals or social units can limit the actions of other individuals in particular social settings
structural power
organizes social settings themselves and controls the allocation of social labour
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