ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.1 & 7.5: Sociocultural Anthropology, Hutterite, Ascribed Status
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7. 1: how do societies use class and caste to rank people in. Social hierarchies: class: a form of identity informed by perceptions of an individual"s economic worth or status. It is also a form of social hierarchy: ascribed status: an identity that is perceived as fixed and unchanging because a person is believed to be born with it. 7. 5: can a non-stratified community exist within a larger. Society: for thousands of years, there have been attempts by groups in stratified societies to create classless, egalitarian, utopian settings, earliest expressions of this idea was christian communalism. They are acknowledged to be among the most successful agriculturists in. North america: often million-dollar farm enterprises because no labour costs are involved in their farming expenses, important to keep in mind that they"re not totally egalitarian. Their society is ranked by age and gender. Members do not participate in decision making until they are baptised and married.
