Anthropology 2229F/G Lecture Notes - Achieved Status

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2229F/G
• Professor: Christopher Ellis

Document Summary

How do people organize themselves: seen as evolutionary sequence of civilization, assumes populations were smaller and grew to become more complex, criticized, cannot be rigid. Points on a continuum, arbitrary segments that can overlap. Criteria can be added or taken away, etc. 4 basic types of society: bands. Not completely independent from all other groups, tied into regional groupings that make up the ethnic unit. Easy for people to move between groups. Necessary because: have to be able to find mates, people of marriageable age in your group very limited, match populations to fluctuating resource base. No central authority: way to solve disputes: leave the group. Few or no constraints on who you can associate with. Everyone has equal rights and privileges: not really true in reality. Only biases in this society is based on age and sex. No one has permanent rights different from the others. People of older age given more respect and status;