Chapter 13 Flashcards

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What is political anthropology?

A

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

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2
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what are the current approaches to political anthro?

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give attention to power and inequality
explain how power shapes lives
study political institutions

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3
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what is power?

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the transformative capacity - has the ability to transform a given situation

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4
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according to eric wolf what are the 3 modes of social power?

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interpersonal
organizational
structural

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5
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what is interpersonal power?

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  • the ability of one individual to impose his or her will on another individual
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6
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what is organizational power?

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focus on how social units can limit the actions of other individuals in particular social settings

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7
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what is structural power?

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organizes social settings and controls allocation of social labor

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8
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____ and _____ are tightly connected to the distribution of power in societies?

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pop growth and economic activity

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9
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what is a band?
and another name for it

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egalitarian
small society of 50 or less
- divides labor by age and sex

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10
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what does egalitarian mean?

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all are equal

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11
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what is a tribe and another name for it?

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a farming or hearing society
relies on kinship
also called ranked society

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12
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what is a chiefdom?

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  • stratified society larger than tribe - chief and close relatives enjoy privileged access to wealth, power, and prestige.
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13
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state

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an economic, political, and ideological entity invented by stratified societies

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14
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empire

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forms when one state conquer another.

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15
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chiefdom was the 1st social group to show…

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power

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16
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western philosiphers assumed that people have ___

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free agency.

17
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what is coercive power?

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aka domination
- the power of some prevents others from achieving their certain goals/objectives
- coercion can influence others to act in unusual ways

18
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what is hegemony?

A

rule by persuasion
- persuasion to accept the ideology of the dominant group by mutual accommodations

19
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what is biopower?

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is power preoccupied with bodies - both of citizens and the social body of the state
- sexual and reproductive conduct is interconnected with the issues of national policy and power.

20
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what is governmentality?

A

governing to promote the welfare of populations within the state

21
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nations

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groups of people believed to share the same history, culture, language, and even the same physical substance. Associated with territories

22
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nation state

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viewed as an ideal political unit in which national identity and political territory coincided

23
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nationality

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a sense of identification with a loyalty to the nation-state

24
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diaspora

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migrant populations with a shared identity - dont focus on the buliding of the nation

25
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long distance nationalists

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diaspora migrants who support nationalist struggle in homeland or advocate for state of their own

26
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transborder states

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migrants who claim themselves and their descendants to be part of their ancestral state, even if they are citizens of another state

27
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transboarder citizenry

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comprises both citizens remaining in the homeland and those who have emigrated and their descendants

28
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french state

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  • secular state and church - assimialate to french culture
29
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britain state

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multicultural

30
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german state

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lots of immagrants but division between them and locals