Chapter 8 Authority, Decisions, and Power: Political Anthropology
British historian Basil Davidson has argued that African societies such as the Asante and Zulu were proto-states, which means what?
states in formation at the time of European colonization
Bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states are differentiated by:
Political and subsistence patterns
Which of the following BEST describes a fragile state?
a state that can no longer adequately perform the functions of a state
French philosopher Michel Foucault used which term to describe how people engage in risky public speech in order to speak truth about power?
parrhesia
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of chiefdoms?
reliance on the extended community in making decisions
Martin Gilens found that when poor people and rich people disagree on an issue, government policy nearly always supports which portion of the population?
the wealthy
What term refers to the ability to convince others and build group consensus?
persuasive power
What area of study looks at the ways in which political and economic systems reinforce or contradict one another over time?
political economy
Which of the following BEST describes French philosopher Michel Foucault's concept of biopower?
the power of the state to regulate the bodies of citizens
What term did Elman Service use for a type of acephalous society that relies on extended family structures for leadership, decision-making, and conflict resolution?
tribal societies
Which of the following BEST describes the primary focus of political anthropologists?
the role of history and the dynamic relationships of a culture
What occurs when a social movement changes the structure of the political system, whether through peaceful or violent action?
revolution
What term describes organized action by a group outside of the government to create social change?
social movements
Which description BEST defines evolutionary social theory (cultural evolution)?
societies moving from one form of social organization to another in a linear evolutionary sequence
Which statement does NOT describe European colonialism in Africa?
Africans were encouraged to start import-export trade and their own factories.
What term refers to a cultural group without an official leader?
acephalous
