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Political Anthropology - Coggle Diagram
Political Anthropology
Levels of Sociocultural integration
Egalitarian
Band
Foragers
Nomadic
Lack formal leadership or adjudication
Modesty Is Valued
Tribe
Defined groups linked together
100 - 5,000 People
No central goverment
Open leadership roles non heredeitary
Social integration through sodalities, men’s
houses, formal gift exchanges, and marriage
Use negotiation, mediation, or divine events
to resolve conflict
Warfare consists of raids or feuds both
internally and externally
Ranked
Chiefdom
Political office of chief
The Man
The Office
Economic redistribution
Social integration
Marriage
Reinforce ranks
Secret Societies
Differentiation between individuals
and their kin groups
Sumptuary rules
Stratified
Elites (a numerical minority) control strategic
resources that sustain life
Membership is determined by birth, no movements from one to another (Caste System) such as in class systems; endogamous (marriage within a specific group) marriage
State
Political power is centralized in a government that
has a monopoly over the legitimate use of force
Large, diverse populations
Complex economies (often market economy)
Social stratification
Intensive agriculture or industrial subsistence
Defined geographical territory