AN101 Chapter Notes -Segmentary Lineage, Slavey, Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas
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Cultural anthropology: chapter eleven: political organization and the maintenance of order. How do political systems obtain people"s allegiance: political system cannot function without loyalty of those it governs, to a greater or lesser extent, political organizations use religion to legitimize their power. Is an important component of human behavior but we should restrict temptation to restrict our examination to military or police structures this is neither the only aspect of political organization nor even its most important one. Some form of political organization exists in all human groups. Political system: is the means a human group uses to maintain social order and reduce social disorder. It assumes a variety of forms among the peoples of the world but scholars simplified the complex subject by identifying four basic kinds of political systems: 1. uncentralized bands and tribes, centralized chiefdoms and states. Each of these systems designed to meet needs of population living within specific setting.
