Vocabulary2 Flashcards
authority
the ability to take action based on a person’s achieved or ascribed statues or moral reputation
band
the form of political organization of foraging groups, with flexible membership and minimal leadership
chiefdom
a form of political organization in which permanently allied tribes and villages have one recognized leader who holds an “office”
hegemony
domination of some over others through determining the terms and frameworks through which people think about the worlds and themselves
influence
the ability to achieve a desired end by exerting social or moral pressure on someone or some group
law
a binding rule crated through enactment or custom that defines rights and reasonable behavior and is enforceable by the treat of punishment
nation
a group of people who share a language, culture, territorial base, political organization, and history.
norm
a generally agreed-upon standard for how people should behave, usually unwritten and learned unconscious.
policing
the exercise of social control through process of surveillance and the threat of punishment related to maintaining social order.
political organization
groups within a culture that are responsible for public decision making and leadership, maintaining social cohesion and order, protecting group rights, and ensuring safety from external threats.
social control
process that, through both informal and formal mechanism, maintain orderly social life
state
a form of political organization in which a centralized political unit encompasses many communities, a bureaucratic structure and leaders who posses coercive power.
tribe
a form of political organization that comprises several bands or lineage groups, each with a similar language an life style and occupy a distinct territory
war
organized and purposeful group action directed against another group and involving lethal force
power (in class definition)
broad term for the ability to bring about results and have effect
coercion
use or threat of forceful means to bring about result
communication
the process of sending and receiving meaningful messages
creole
a language directly descended from a pidgin but possessing its own native speakers and involving linguistic expansion and elaboration
critical discourse analysis (CDA)
an approach within linguistic anthropology that examines how power and social inequality are reflected and reproduced in communication
digital divide
social inequality in access to new and emerging information technology, notably access to up-to-date computers, the internet, and training related to their use
