ANTH 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Ecology, Michel Foucault, Substantive Law
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State is independent political entity that controls a geographical territory. Without state, life be nasty brutish and short by thomas hobbes. Political anthropologists questions about powers, states, political. Coercive power (physical force), power equals to transform, persuasive power (without physical force) Individualism is human nature that sees human"s nature in human world, personal self-interest. Agency refers to individual that take independent action to pursue goals of their own choosing. Ecology is study of relationships among living organisms and their environments. Ecological anthropology encompasses number of anthropological approaches to the study of human populations in terms of the wider ecological contexts to which they must adapt to survive. Cultural ecology (julian steward) focuses on small-scale societies use culture to fashion adaptations to particular, local ecological settings. Political ecology draws attention that human groups struggle with one another for control of material and resources. Polotical economy: focus is on the political creation of division of labor in society.
