AN101 Lecture Notes - Norm (Social)
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Takes 2 perspectives: diachronic over time, synchronic at the same time but at a different location. Synchronic argument: some people still live in bands and manage to live without our kind of political system. Therefore, not natural for humans to be rulers or be ruled. Band: based on generosity and reciprocity giving and taking. If you don"t find food for a long time, you will not be able to survive: the etiquette requires not to thank its considered as something bad, communal property. Headman of a band: does not command and does not use coercion (violence. Force/ threat: generous, peace keeper (settles disputes, sets the example, good orator. Big man: one person is in charge of the redistribution of good and valuables, he works harder and receives less, sets an example, does not command (will suggest) Relatively egalitarian since the goods aren"t keep by the big man but redistributed in large feasts.