ANTH 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Elman Service, Conflict Resolution, Social Stratification
24 Nov 2016
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Power: the ability to exercise one"s will over others. Authority: the formal, socially approved use of power (ex. Political regulation includes processes such as decision making, dispute management + conflict resolution. Anthropologist elman service listed 4 types of political organizations (socio political typology): Band: a small, kin-based group (all its members are related by kinship or marriage) found among foragers. Tribe: food-producing society with rudimentary political structure. Chiefdom: a form of sociopolitical organization intermediate between the tribe and the state. In chiefdoms, social relations were based mainly on kinship, marriage, descent, age, generation + gender. Although chiefdoms are kin based, they featured differential access to resources and a permanent political structure. Differential access: favored access to resources by superordinates over subordinates. State: a form of sociopolitical organization based on a formal government structure and socioeconomic stratification. The san: the bushmen of southern africa. Challenge a rival to a song battle.
