SOC 3470 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Veneration Of The Dead, Bride Price, Infant Mortality

• School: University of Virginia
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3470
• Professor: Blumberg Rae

Document Summary

Slow down of rate of innovation: loss of drive. Not complex, limited possessions, limited trade, no full time jobs just part-time specialization rudimentary, mostly autonomous, some had a headman with. Prestige gained by limited rules/regulations, primarily like minded individuals specialization high infant mortality (bilateral) Animism = belief that spirits inhabit everything in the world of nature. Not much sharing under 1 leader, but still limited power. Low fertility and due to active and passive means. Clans include the dead and the living matrilineal. Some clans have more prestige than others, power passed down. Each class had its own subculture specialization, economic aspect of marriage (bride price) No longer as important, but some positions were still inherited. Women were in a subservient role and had no rights. Are unable to advance to gain food as well) Pastoral economy (animal husbandry) too much because there"s not much to change about fishing. Men had more power because their society revolved around raiding and.