ANTHR 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Aristocracy, Egalitarianism, Bourgeoisie
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No permanent hierarchy or status difference based on status. Sharing of resources (reciprocity) for group"s well being. Relative absence of hierarchy and violence : violence produces inequality and vice versus. Indigenous groups in pacific nw haida, tlingit, etc. Organized by kinship (clans (, ancestral lineages to chiefs. Nobility: most elite, social position inherited and maintained through moral behavior. Aristocracy: attain status through wealth, resources, and spiritual power. Commoners: low status to nobility and aristocracy. A general word fro various redistribution ceremonies among indigenous people in the. Egalitarian societies and pnw show different ways of ranking (or not) people/ distributing resources. Class (as we know it) is specific to capitalist systems. Capitalism is controlled by the owners of the means of production. Means of production: stuff tolls, land, factories to make products. Yet, labor is the main source of value in the marketplace. Proletariat are laborers, only own their labor.
