ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Unilineality, Elman Service, Social Control
19 Apr 2016
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Politics - use of power in public (and within families) How groups of people make decisions, solve problems and manage social order. Hedican - political economy" = the role of leadership, political authority, power as related to the production and consumption of goods. Barker - political vs legal: p = making decisions that affect a community including leadership; l = how different societies maintain social order/deal w disputes (social control) Processionalism - actions, processes that often promote change within a society. Leaders/individuals, leadership; people actually doing things how they behave in political settings. Political organizations - institutions and procedures within a culture/society relating to decision making, conflict resolution. Bands (band level societies) - tends to be foragers. Leadership: informal/part-time or situational leaders; leadership by achievement/influence. United by a shared language, culture, territory. Act w consensus, influence and authority to take control based on your status. Leaders not able to force people to do what they want (ongka"s big man leadership.
