ANTHR 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Endemic Warfare, Paramount Leader, Spirit Possession
25 Nov 2013
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Political organizations- the ways in which societies are organized to plan group activities, make decisions affecting members of the group, select leadership, and settle disputes both within the group and with other groups. Political anthropology- the study of the ways that communities plan group actions, decisions affecting the group, select leadership, and resolve conflicts and disputes both within the group and with other groups. Influence- ability to have an effect on the activities of others. Influence is based on individual"s personal characteristics of intelligence, skill, oratory, and charisma. Authority- ability to affect the activities and decisions of others based not only on one"s personal characteristics but also because of one"s social role. Power- ability to force other people to comply with one"s wishes, follow one"s advice, and accede to one"s demands, based in part on the possibility using coercive measures to gain compliance. Bands- small, loosely organized groups of people held together by informal means.
