ANTH 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10-11: Oscar Lewis, Enculturation, John Maynard Keynes
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Class- a system of power based on wealth, income, and status that creates an unequal distribution of a society"s resources. Egalitarian society- a group based on the sharing of resources to ensure success with a relative absence of hierarchy and violence. Reciprocity- the exchange of resources, goods, and services among people of relatively equal status; meant to create and reinforce social ties. Ranked society- a group in which wealth is not stratified but prestige and status are. Redistribution- a form of exchange in which accumulated wealth is collected from the members of the group and reallocated in a different pattern. Chief earns status through reciprocity and generosity. Globalization and industrialized capitalist economies cause stratification and inequality in the distribution of wealth. Farmers moved to cities because of gov policy restrictions. Also looked at western europe industrial revolution. By prestige= reputation or influence because of belonging to a certain group.
