Chapter 13 Flashcards
What is political anthropology?
a subdivision of cultrual anthro
the description and analysis of the political systems in human societies simple or complex
- the study of social power in human activities
what are the current approaches to political anthro?
give attention to power and inequality
explain how power shapes lives
study political institutions
what is power?
the transformative capacity - has the ability to transform a given situation
according to eric wolf what are the 3 modes of social power?
interpersonal
organizational
structural
what is interpersonal power?
- the ability of one individual to impose his or her will on another individual
what is organizational power?
focus on how social units can limit the actions of other individuals in particular social settings
what is structural power?
organizes social settings and controls allocation of social labor
____ and _____ are tightly connected to the distribution of power in societies?
pop growth and economic activity
what is a band?
and another name for it
egalitarian
small society of 50 or less
- divides labor by age and sex
what does egalitarian mean?
all are equal
what is a tribe and another name for it?
a farming or hearing society
relies on kinship
also called ranked society
what is a chiefdom?
- stratified society larger than tribe - chief and close relatives enjoy privileged access to wealth, power, and prestige.
state
an economic, political, and ideological entity invented by stratified societies
empire
forms when one state conquer another.
chiefdom was the 1st social group to show…
power