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
western philosiphers assumed that people have ___
free agency.
what is coercive power?
aka domination
- the power of some prevents others from achieving their certain goals/objectives
- coercion can influence others to act in unusual ways
what is hegemony?
rule by persuasion
- persuasion to accept the ideology of the dominant group by mutual accommodations
what is biopower?
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.
what is governmentality?
governing to promote the welfare of populations within the state
nations
groups of people believed to share the same history, culture, language, and even the same physical substance. Associated with territories
nation state
viewed as an ideal political unit in which national identity and political territory coincided
nationality
a sense of identification with a loyalty to the nation-state
diaspora
migrant populations with a shared identity - dont focus on the buliding of the nation
long distance nationalists
diaspora migrants who support nationalist struggle in homeland or advocate for state of their own
transborder states
migrants who claim themselves and their descendants to be part of their ancestral state, even if they are citizens of another state
transboarder citizenry
comprises both citizens remaining in the homeland and those who have emigrated and their descendants
french state
- secular state and church - assimialate to french culture
britain state
multicultural
german state
lots of immagrants but division between them and locals
