ANTH 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Control
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Decentralized culture is least complex form of government in a band or a tribe. No one leader no written laws or justice system mostly hunters/gatherers. Tribe: group of bands that occupy a region. Come together at times for protection to pull resources each band makes own decision until they come together then the larger group has more authority. Horticultural culture---maintain order by gossip---no law inforcement or justice system. Sickness- you did something wrong/bad ex: yanomami and. Social control- maintaining social order and managing external affairs: sanctions- rules of living, informal-everyday times of behavior, formal-written laws and consequences-political system, graded voliene- worse violence worse punishment. Functions of religion: gives meaning to why we are here, counseling, rules for living, moral guidelines, sense of security, hope for after life. Set of rituals, rationalized by myth, supernatural being or power for the purpose of achieving or preventing a transformation in ppl or in nature.
