ANTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Enculturation, Sare, Human Condition
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No single factor explains the rise of all early complex societies. Written records can provide clues but are not found in all early complex societies. Mario doesn"t agree: he says all complex societies tend to be unstable. Consist usually of more people than seen in a tribe. Provide roughly unequal access to material or social valuables. Have a leader or chief who along with his or her relatives has privileged access to power, wealth and prestige. Have a defined territory and a centralized government. Consist of a stratified society with unequal access to material or social valuables: many administrators each with their own power come together to make government bureaucracy. Are led by an elite with the power to tax and a monopoly on using force. May develop into empires by conquering other states. Learn why culture is a key concept for anthropologists. Consider how the culture concept helps challenge biological determinism.
