ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ascribed Status, Pastoralism, State Religion
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Know each one of the early states of the old world (and their key characteristics) **make sure you read the last chapter, it is very important** Redistribution of goods is usually taken from lower-ranking individuals and given to higher ranking individuals. The origins of the first civilizations and the future evolution of the human species. Status: rights, duties, privileges & powers that accrue to a recognized and named social position. Limited position of valued status so not everyone of sufficient talent can actually achieve them. Social structure with hierarchy in which relatively perm social stations are maintained. People have unequal access to life sustaining resources. Gender & sex still play a role in the division of labour. Tend to have economies that redistribute goods & services t/o the community. Those that do the redistribution keep some portion for themselves. This creates one r more ranked social tiers. Usually skewed to higher ranks in order to keep hierarchy.
