ANTH 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Ascribed Status, Shame Society, Social Inequality
30 Mar 2016
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One of the means in which people become unequal. Exits in some degree in all social relationships. Coercive power - uses physical force or the threat of it. Can only be given to a person by others: internalized controls: impulses that guide a person toward right behaviour based on a moral system. Shame cultures: a culture in which conformity to social expectations stems from wanting to live up to others" expectations: the criticism of others is to be avoided at all costs. Sanctions: the punishments that result from breaking the rules: informal sanctions may be meted out by community members. Can be preventative or retributive: formalized sanctions may be legally imposed. Positive rewards: applaud good behaviour & encourage it in the future: may also be informal or formal, decentralized political systems: no centralized governing body, therefore the community make the decisions & impose sanctions. Found primarily among smaller, more homogeneous societies. Social rights & responsibilities are organized along family lines.
