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Chapter 8 / GEN 241
Cultural Appreciation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is "The Political" | power is the ability to exercise one's will over others; authority is the socially approved use of power. |
| what sre small kin-based groups traditionally found among foragers. | Bands |
| what is associated with nonintensive food production and incorporate villages and/or descent groups but lack a formal government and social classes | Tribes |
| the____________is a form of sociopoliticated organization that is intermediate between the tribe and the state, still kin based, but characterized by a permanent political structure with some degree of differential access to resources. | cheifdom |
| the_______ is characterized by its having a formal government and the presence of social classes | state |
| who is an economic type or tends to have a band organization, and is a sociopolitical type? | forgers |
| what 2 groups tend to have a tribal organization? | horticulturalist and pastoralists |
| these people tend to have either cheifdom or state organization. | agriculaturalists |
| foraging economies are usually associated with which type of socialpolotical organization? | band |
| kottak prefers the term SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION to morton fried's term POLITICAL ORGANIZATION in discussing the regulation of management or interrelations among groups and their representatives because, | Fried's definition is much less applicable to nonstates, in which it is often difficult to detect any public policy. |
| which of the following was NOT used by the traditional Inuit to handle disputes? | Courts of Law |
| TRUE or FALSE political leaders in foraging bands have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions. | TRUE |
| tribal societies, which are typically organized by village life or membership in descent groups, tend to be egalitarian. however, egalitarianism diminishes | as village size and population density increase. |
| in the context of tribal societies, what is a "big man"? | a person who creates his reputation through entepreneurship and generosity to others |
| how does the big man increase his satus? | big men do not keep wealth they accumulate; instead, they redistribute it to create and maintain alliances with political supporters. |
| TRUE or FALSE. A big mans position depends on inherited inequity | FALSE |
| what is an age set | a group uniting all men or women born during a certain span of time |
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