AFAS 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Social Stratification
30 Aug 2018
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Sunday, September 3, 2017
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- development is determined by social relations of production — there were few social
pressures to increase production in Africa
- judge development five centuries ago through quality of products
- African manufacturers never made a breakthrough
- economic development was reflected in separation of markets proving socialization
- traditional African economics were known as subsistence economies — used little resources
and references outside of themselves
- trade became an indicator of economic expansion
- social stratification was justification for the rise of classes
- fundamental of family began breaking down due to increase in technology before Europeans
arrived
- communal culture still remained
- important aspect of social stratification was brought about by contact between different social
formations
- in truly communal societies, leadership was based on religion and family ties
- social stratification went hand in hand with the rise of state
- transition form communalism to feudalism
- too much importance is attached to the growth of political states
- Africa had effective political structures for production
- before arrival of Europeans there was considerable unevenness in development in Africa
- uses examples from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Nubia
Negroes Are Not Moving Too Fast by MLK p.751
- Negro protest has had a sense of responsibility
Document Summary
Development is determined by social relations of production there were few social pressures to increase production in africa. Judge development five centuries ago through quality of products. Economic development was reflected in separation of markets proving socialization. Traditional african economics were known as subsistence economies used little resources and references outside of themselves. Trade became an indicator of economic expansion. Social stratification was justification for the rise of classes. Fundamental of family began breaking down due to increase in technology before europeans arrived. Important aspect of social stratification was brought about by contact between different social formations. In truly communal societies, leadership was based on religion and family ties. Social stratification went hand in hand with the rise of state. Too much importance is attached to the growth of political states. Africa had effective political structures for production. Before arrival of europeans there was considerable unevenness in development in africa. Uses examples from egypt, ethiopia, and nubia.
